Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Rotational Mechanics
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Rotational Mechanics
A string is wrapped on a wheel of moment of inertia 0.20 kg-m^2 and...
A string is wrapped on a wheel of moment of inertia and radius and goes through a pulley to support a block of mass as shown in the figure. The smaller pulley has radius and moment of inertia . Find the tension in the part of the string joining the pulleys.

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- A
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- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Write equations for the block and use for the two pulleys with . Solving the coupled equations gives the string tension between the pulleys as .