Question: An object with a weight of 50.0 N is attached to the free end of a light string wrapped around a reel of radius 0.250

An object with a weight of 50.0 N is attached to the free end of a light string wrapped around a reel of radius 0.250 m and mass 3.00 kg. The reel is a solid disk, free to rotate in a vertical plane about the horizontal axis passing through its center. The suspended object is released 6.00 m above the floor.
(a) Determine the tension in the string, the acceleration of the object, and the speed with which the object hits the floor.
(b) Verify your last answer by using the principle of conservation of energy to find the speed with which the object hits the floor.

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a b For the counterweight F ma becomes 500T For the reel r la reads TR la 1 R 1MR 0093 ... View full answer

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