A uniform spherical shell of mass M and radius R rotates about a vertical axis on frictionless bearing. A massless cord passes around the equator of the shell, over a pulley of rotational inertia I and radius R and is attached to a small object of mass m that is otherwise free to fall under the influence of gravity. There is no friction of pulley's axle; the cord does not slip on the pulley. What is the speed of the object after it has fallen a distance h from rest? Use work-energy considerations.
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Updated on : 2022-09-05
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By conservation of energy, when object falls by a distance of h.
21mv2+21Ishellωshell2+21Ipulley=mgh
v=Rω
21mv2+21(32MR2)×(Rv)2+21Ip(rpv)2=mgh
v2(m+32M+rp2Ip)=2mgh
v=(m+32M+rp2Ip)2mgh
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