David B. answered • 10/27/19
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Yes. As the other two masses move, the pulley rotates, so it's moment-of-inertia (which involves it's mass) must also be considered.
David B.
When working with objects undergoing translational motion, you sum up the forces acting on the object. When working with objects undergoing rotational motion, you sum up the torques on the object. And if he object is undergoing both types of motion (for example a ball rolling down an incline), then you sum up the forces and the torques on the object. In this case you will need to sum up forces on m1 and m2, and sum up torques on the pulley.
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10/28/19
Hitanshi P.
I know how to add the torque and sum of forces separately but how would i combine them?
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10/29/19
Hitanshi P.
Then how would it be incorporated into the calculation10/27/19