College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Rotational Motion and Equilibrium - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 306: 39

Answer

$1.2m/s^{2}$

Work Step by Step

$m_{2}g-T_{2}=m_{2}a$ or, $T_{2}=m_{2}(g-a)$ ........... equation (1) $T_{1}-m_{1}g=m_{1}a$ or, $T_{1}=m_{1}(g+a)$ ........... equation (2) Also, $T_{2}-T_{1}=\frac{T}{r}$ .......... equation (3) From equations (1), (2), (3), we have $a=\frac{(m_{2}-m_{1})g-\frac{T}{r}}{m_{1}+m_{2}}=1.2m/s^{2}$
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