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Laws of Conservation

Problem 1.194

A light non-stretchable thread is wound on a massive fixed pulley of radius \(R\). A small body of mass \(m\) is tied to the free end of the thread. At a moment \(t=0\) the system is released and starts moving. Find its angular momentum relative to the pulley axle as a function of time \(t\).

Reveal Answer
Mz=RmgtM_{z}=R m g t