Atwood Machine with Massive Pulley · Morin #8.3

Physics · newtons-laws · rotational-motion

Problem

Two masses

m_1 = 3.0\;\text{kg}

and

m_2 = 1.0\;\text{kg}

are connected by a massless string over a uniform disk pulley of mass

M = 2.0\;\text{kg}

. The string does not slip. Find the acceleration and both tensions. Use

g = 9.8\;\text{m/s}^2