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Dtbennett
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Homework Statement
A mass M = 53 g hangs from a light, inextensible string. It passes without sliding over a pulley. The pulley can be treated as a solid homogeneous disc with mass mp = 12 g and radius 3.6 cm, that turns without friction on its axis. The other end is attached to a mass m = 27 g that slides without friction on a plane inclined at angle θ = 25° to the horizontal. What is the acceleration of mass M?
Homework Equations
I of disk = 1/2MR^2
The Attempt at a Solution
Okay, so I am attempting to find the acceleration of the mass downwards. Due to Newton's second law, the sum of all forces is 0. Therefore logically, the acceleration should be
acceleration of M = Mg - (inertia of disk + mgsin(x) )
so acceleration of M = 0.054x9.8 - [(0.5 x 0.012 x 3.6^2) + (0.027x 9.8 x sin25)]
But for some reason I am not getting the right answer. Am I approaching it incorrectly?