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Laws of Conservation

Problem 1.138

A horizontal plane supports a stationary vertical cylinder of radius RR and a disc AA attached to the cylinder by a horizontal thread ABA B of length l0l_{0} (Fig. 1.32, top view). An initial velocity v0v_{0} is imparted to the disc as shown in the figure. How long will it move along the plane until it strikes against the cylinder? The friction is assumed to be absent.

Reveal Answer
t=l02/2v0Rt=l_{0}^{2} / 2 v_{0} R