A 153-Kg Bucket Hangs on a Rope Wrapped Around a Pulley

question 10

Short Answer

A 1.53-kg bucket hangs on a rope wrapped around a pulley of mass 7.07 kg and radius 66 cm. This pulley is frictionless in its axle, and has the shape of a solid uniform disk. After the bucket has been released, (a) what is the angular acceleration of the pulley, and (b) what is the acceleration of the bucket?

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