Question: A thin uniform disk of mass ( m ) and radius ( r ) rolls without slipping inside the circular surface

A thin uniform disk of mass \( m \) and radius \( r \) rolls without slipping inside the circular surface of a moving cart of mass \( M \). The semi-circle in the cart has a radius of \( R \). The disk is restrained by a spring of stiffness \( k \) that is stretched from point \( A \) to the disk center at \( C \). The spring is unstretched when the disk is at its highest spot on the cart, \(\theta=\)0. A second spring of stiffness \( k \) connects the cart to a stationary wall; the spring is unstretched when \( x=0\). The cart is excited by a horizontal force \( F \) as shown. Gravity acts in the vertical direction and cannot be ignored. We wish to model this system using generalized coordinates \( x \) and \(\theta \).
(a) Find the kinetic energy of the system
(b) Find the potential energy of the system
A thin uniform disk of mass \ ( m \ ) and radius

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