A pulley rotates without friction about a fixed axis at its center, Point O. To blocks hang from the pulley at different radii. a. What is the rate of change on angular momentum of the whole system about the center of the pulley? (i. e. what is the net moment of the whole system about Point O?) b. What is the total mass moment of inertia of the whole system about the center of the pulley? c. What is the angular acceleration of the pulley?

A pulley rotates without friction about a fixed axis at its center, Point O. To blocks hang from the pulley at different radii. a. What is the rate of change on angular momentum of the whole system about the center of the pulley? (i. e. what is the net moment of the whole system about Point O?) b. What is the total mass moment of inertia of the whole system about the center of the pulley? c. What is the angular acceleration of the pulley?

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A pulley rotates without friction about a fixed axis at its center, Point O . To blocks hang from the pulley at different radii. a. What is the rate of change on angular momentum of the whole system about the center of the pulley? (i.e. what is the net moment of the whole system about Point O?) b. What is the total mass moment of inertia of the whole system about the center of the pulley? c. What is the angular acceleration of the pulley?

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