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Answer by Farcher for Axis of rotation of a spool unwinding and falling under...

This example can be looked at in a number of ways.Because you are dealing with a rigid body the angular velocity and angular acceleration are independent of position.If the angular velocity about the...

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Answer by mmesser314 for Axis of rotation of a spool unwinding and falling...

If the spool was on a fixed axis and you pulled upward on the string, the spool would rotate around the fixed axis. The center of the spool would not move.Here, the spool is simultaneously rotating and...

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Axis of rotation of a spool unwinding and falling under gravity

There is a problem that asks for forces that apply torque around the axis of rotation on a spool of string that falls and unwinds under gravity. The spool falls straight down with a vertical string. My...

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