Question: A second mass m 2 hangs over a rope on a homogeneous cylindrical roller with mass m and radius r . The mass of the

A second mass m2 hangs over a rope on a homogeneous cylindrical roller with mass m and radius r. The mass of the rope is negligible. The masses m and m, the roller radius r and the gravitational acceleration g are given.

We are looking for the rope force S and the acceleration a ofthemassm."


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