Physics

Physics

Problem

A disk is free to rotate about an axle at the disk's center. A force of magnitude FF is exerted tangentially at the edge of the disk, as shown in the left figure, and the disk has angular acceleration α\alpha. The disk is returned to rest and a second identical disk is placed on top of the first disk, as shown in the middle figure. The disks move together and do not slip. A force with magnitude FF is again exerted tangentially at the edge of the first disk, as shown in the right figure. A student claims that the angular acceleration will again be α\alpha when the force of magnitude FF is exerted on the two-disk system. Is the claim correct? Why or why not?

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