A wheel of radius R, mass M, and moment of inertia I is mounted on a frictionless, horizontal axle as in the Figure. A light cord wrapped around the wheel supports a body of mass m. Calculate the linear acceleration of the suspended body, the angular acceleration of the wheel, and the tension in the cord.
Rigid Body
A rigid body is an object which does not change its shape or undergo any significant deformation due to an external force or movement. Mathematically speaking, the distance between any two points inside the body doesn't change in any situation.
Rigid Body Dynamics
Rigid bodies are defined as inelastic shapes with negligible deformation, giving them an unchanging center of mass. It is also generally assumed that the mass of a rigid body is uniformly distributed. This property of rigid bodies comes in handy when we deal with concepts like momentum, angular momentum, force and torque. The study of these properties – viz., force, torque, momentum, and angular momentum – of a rigid body, is collectively known as rigid body dynamics (RBD).
A wheel of radius R, mass M, and moment of inertia I is mounted on a frictionless, horizontal axle as in the Figure. A light cord wrapped around the wheel supports a body of mass m. Calculate the linear acceleration of the suspended body, the
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