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Homework Statement
If you have a motor pulley and a drum pulley connected by a belt then how do you explain why the belt can sometimes slip if the washing machine is rotating too fast?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know that the answer involves the tension of the belt being unable to provide the centripetal force but I can't see where there is a centre seeking force in this system. The pulley grips the belt due to friction I assume but wouldn't that be a sideways force, I can't see where the centripetal force is?