A 1.3-kg block is tied to a string that is wrapped around the rim of a pulley

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A 1.3-kg block is tied to a string that is wrapped around the rim of a pulley of radius 7.2 cm. The block is released from rest.

(a) Assuming the pulley is a uniform disk with a mass of 0.31 kg, find the speed of the block after it has fallen through a height of 0.50 m.

(b) If a small lead weight is attached near the rim of the pulley and this experiment is repeated, will the speed of the block increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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