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Homework Statement
In the system shown below, there is a block of mass M = 4.4 kg resting on a horizontal ledge. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the ledge and the block is 0.25. The block is attached to a string that passes over a pulley, and the other end of the string is attached to a hanging block of mass m = 2.1 kg. The pulley is a uniform disk of radius 8.4 cm and mass 0.62 kg. Find the acceleration of each block and the tensions in the segments of string between each block and the pulley.
Homework Equations
T - Mg(coefficient of kinetic friction) = Ma
mg - T = ma
a = g((m-M)/(M+m))
torque = inertia * alpha
alpha = linear acceleration / radius
The Attempt at a Solution
inertia = 0.5 * 0.62 * 0.084^2 + 0.62 * 0.084^2 = 0.00656
For the acceleration, I think the main equation I'll need to use is torque = inertia * (linear acceleration / radius), but I'm not sure how to find torque.