A large cylindrical spool of light string is attached to a wall. The radius is 0.3 m and the spool has a mass of 25 kg. A child pulls on the string with a force of 55 N and the spool begins to rotate. Determine its angular acceleration.

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Answer:

The value is  [tex]\alpha =14.67 \  rad/s^2[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

  The radius is  r =  0.30 m

  The mass of the spool is  m =  25 kg

   The force is  F  =  55 N

   

Generally the torque experienced by the spool is  

    [tex]\tau =  I  *  \alpha[/tex]

Here  [tex]\alpha[/tex] is the angular acceleration

[tex]I[/tex] is the moment of inertia of the spool which is mathematically represented as

      [tex]I  =  \frac{1}{2} *  m * r^2[/tex]

=>  [tex]I  =  \frac{1}{2} * 25 *0.30^2[/tex]

=>  [tex]I  = 1.125 \ kg \cdot m^2  [/tex]

Generally the torque experienced by the spool is  also mathematically represented as

      [tex]\tau =  F *  r[/tex]

So

      [tex] F *  r    =  1.125 *  \alpha  [/tex]

=>     [tex] 55   * 0.30   =  1.125 *  \alpha  [/tex]

=>  [tex]\alpha =14.67 \  rad/s^2[/tex]