Question: An Atwood machine is constructed using two wheels (with the masses concentrated at the rims). The left wheel has a mass of 2 kg and
An Atwood machine is constructed using two wheels (with the masses concentrated at the rims). The left wheel has a mass of 2 kg and radius 23.67 cm. The right wheel has a mass of 2.6 kg and radius 31.24cm. The hanging mass on the left is 1.64 kg and on the right 1.02 kg.

What is the acceleration of the system?
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s 2 .
Answer in units of m/s 2 .
E m m3 m E m4
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