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Question
A mass m is supported by a massless string wound around a uniform hollow cylinder of mass m and radius R. If the string does not slip on the cylinder, with what acceleration will the mass fall on release?


Options
A.

B.

C.

D.g
Solution

a = Rα
mg - T = ma
T × R = mR2α
or T = ma
⇒ a =

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