(a) Assuming that the cord does not slip as it passes around the pulley, what is the relationship between the angular acceleration of the pulley (α) and the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the blocks (a)? 

(b) What is the net torque on the pulley about its axis of rotation in terms of the tensions T₁ and T₂ in the left and right sides of the cord? 

(c) Explain why the tensions cannot be equal if m₁ ≠ m₂. 

(d) Apply Newton's second law to each of the blocks and Newton's second law for rotation to the pulley. Use these three equations to solve for a, T₁, and T₂. 

(e) Since the blocks move with constant acceleration, use the result of Example 8.2 along with the constant acceleration equation  to check your answer for a.

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