In-class question

A mass m hangs from string wrapped around a pulley of radius R. The pulley has a moment of inertia I and its pivot is frictionless. Because of gravity the mass falls and the pulley rotates.

The magnitude of the torque on the pulley is..

Pink: greater than mgR

Green: less than mgR

Yellow: equal to mgR

 

(Hint: Is the tension in the string = mg?)




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