Two masses, m1 and m2, m1 > m2, are suspended by a massless rope over a pulley (disk) of mass mP and radius rP. At time t = 0, the masses are released from rest a) Demonstrate the free body diagram and the motion equation of the system. b) Calculate the acceleration of m1 and the angular acceleration of the pulley.

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Two masses, m1 and m2, m1 > m2, are suspended by a massless rope over a pulley (disk) of mass mP and radius rP. At time t = 0, the masses are released from rest

a) Demonstrate the free body diagram and the motion equation of the system.

b) Calculate the acceleration of m1 and the angular acceleration of the pulley.

c) Calculate the work W done on the pulley for the period t = 0 to t = t1.

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