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Dynamics of a solid body

Problem 1.255

A spool with a thread wound on it is placed on an inclined smooth plane set at an angle α=30\alpha=30^{\circ} to the horizontal. The free end of the thread is attached to the wall as shown in Fig. 1.61. The mass of the spool is m=200 gm=200 \mathrm{~g}, its moment of inertia relative to its own. axis I=0.45 gm2,I=0.45 \mathrm{~g} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2}, the radius of the wound thread layer r=3.0 cmr=3.0 \mathrm{~cm} Find the acceleration of the spool axis.

Reveal Answer
w=gsinα/(1+I/mr2)=1.6 m/s2w=g \sin \alpha /\left(1+I / m r^{2}\right)=1.6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}