The end of a string wrapped around a disk of mass M and radius R is held stationary while the disk falls and unwinds the string. The disk has a center-of-mass moment of inertia I= ½MR2. Using the sketch for reference, what direction is the angular acceleration a of the disk while it is falling? end held B) fixed gravity disk E) a|=0, so the direction is ambiguous M, R string
The end of a string wrapped around a disk of mass M and radius R is held stationary while the disk falls and unwinds the string. The disk has a center-of-mass moment of inertia I= ½MR2. Using the sketch for reference, what direction is the angular acceleration a of the disk while it is falling? end held B) fixed gravity disk E) a|=0, so the direction is ambiguous M, R string
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![The end of a string wrapped around a disk of mass M and radius R is held stationary while the disk falls
and unwinds the string. The disk has a center-of-mass moment of inertia I= ½MR². Using the sketch
for reference, what direction is the angular acceleration a of the disk while it is falling?
8)
end
held
fixed
gravity
disk
E) al=0, so the direction is ambiguous
M, R
string](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8b5d3f26-cda5-43e5-8223-bfa02258241c%2F13ee17d6-de8e-4868-b002-595d65fc7af5%2Fhabjobg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The end of a string wrapped around a disk of mass M and radius R is held stationary while the disk falls
and unwinds the string. The disk has a center-of-mass moment of inertia I= ½MR². Using the sketch
for reference, what direction is the angular acceleration a of the disk while it is falling?
8)
end
held
fixed
gravity
disk
E) al=0, so the direction is ambiguous
M, R
string
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