Physlet Physics by Christian and Belloni: Problem 11.2

11.1: Torque as a Vector Product
11.2: Rolling Motion
11.3: Translational and Rotational Kinetic Energy
11.4: Angular Momentum and Area
11.5: Conservation of Angular Momentum

Problem 11.2: A wheel pulled by a string rolls without slipping

Animation 1 | Animation 2 | Animation 3 | Animation 4

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A wheel rolls without slipping while being pulled by a string wrapped around its circumference, as shown in the animation (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). Which animation properly depicts the physical situation? Restart.

Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.

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