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M, a solid cylinder (M=1.91 kg, R=0.113 m) pivots on a thin, fixed, frictionless

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Question

M, a solid cylinder (M=1.91 kg, R=0.113 m) pivots on a thin, fixed, frictionless bearing. A string wrapped around the cylinder pulls downward with a force F which equals the weight of a 0?.630 kg mass, i.e., F = 6.180 N.Calculate the angular acceleration of the cylinder. I solved this and the agular accelaration was 57..3 rad/s^2.

If instead of the force F an actual mass m = 0.630 kg is hung from the string, find the angular acceleration of the cylinder. This was 34.5 rad/s^2.

What I can't solve are these next two quesitons.

How far does m travel downward between 0.710 s and 0.910 s after the motion begins?

The cylinder is changed to one with the same mass and radius, but a different moment of inertia. Starting from rest, the mass now moves a distance 0.433 m in a time of 0.550 s. Find Icm of the new cylinder.

Explanation / Answer

C) from the above data

tangental acceleration of the string, a = R*alfa

= 0.113*34.5

= 3.8985 m/s^2

at time t1 = 0.71 s

v1 = u + a*t1= 0 + 3.8985*0.71 = 2.768 m/s

at time t2 = 0.91 s

v2 = u + a*t2= 0 + 3.8985*0.91 = 3.548 m/s


distance travelled in the time gap, d = (v2^2 - v1^2)/(2*a)

= (3.548^2 - 2.768^2)/(2*3.8985)

= 0.632 m

d) let a is the acceleration of the hanging mass.

d = u*t + 0.5*a*t^2

d = 0 + 0.5*a*t^2

a = 2*d/t^2

= 2*0.433/0.55^2

= 2.863 m/s^2

Tension in the string, T = m*g - m*a

= 0.63*9.8 - 0.63*2.863

= 4.37 N

now Apply, Torque on the cyllinder = I*alfa

T*R = Icm*a/R

==> Icm = T*R^2/a

= 4.37*0.113^2/2.863

= 0.0195 kg.m^2