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In the figure shown, acceleration with which the mass $m$ falls down when released is (consider the string to be massless, $g$-acceleration due to gravity)

PhysicsRotational MotionAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2018 (24 Apr Shift 1)
Options:
  • A $\frac{2 g}{3}$
  • B $\frac{g}{2}$
  • C $\frac{5 g}{6}$
  • D g
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{g}{2}$
Let tension in string is $T$ and tension $T$ is rotating the hollow cylinder.

Torque produced in hollow cylinder,
$$
\tau=I \alpha
$$

Moment of inerita of cylinder, $I=M R^2$
where, $M=$ mass of cylinder and $R=$ radius of cylinder.


Angular acceleration, $\alpha=\frac{a}{R}$, where $a=$ acceleration.

Equating Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get $T R=M R a$
$$
\Rightarrow \quad T=M a
$$

Now, $\quad M g-T=M a$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& M g-M a=M a \Rightarrow 2 M a=M g \\
\Rightarrow \quad a= & g / 2
\end{aligned}
$$

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