Physlet Physics by Christian and Belloni: Problem 11.6

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 11.6: A rolling wheel is attached via a string to a hanging mass

Please wait for the animation to completely load.

A wheel rolls without slipping while being pulled by a massless string wrapped around its circumference. The string is also attached to a 0.11-kg hanging mass via a massless pulley as shown (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). If the wheel closely resembles a uniform disk, what is the mass of the wheel? Hint: use energy. Restart.

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

« previous