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A counterweight of mass m = 4.00 kg is attached to a light cord that is wound around a pulley. The pulley is a thin hoop of radius R = 8.00 cm and mass M = 2.00 kg. The spokes have negligible mass. (a) What is the magnitude of the net torque on the system about the axle of the pulley? (b) When the counterweight has a speed v, the pulley has an angular speed ω=v/R.\omega=v / R. Determine the magnitude of the total angular momentum of the system about the axle of the pulley. (c) Using your result from part (b) and τ=dL/dt,\vec{\tau}=d \overrightarrow{\mathbf{L}} / d t, calculate the acceleration of the counterweight.

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