Engineering
Physics
Instantaneous Centre and Instantaneous Axis of Rotation
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 ?

g2

5g6

12GMR(1+22)

g

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Solution

mg – T = ma    

TR=mR2×aR

mg = 2ma

a = g/2