[1] A lawn roller, which is a uniform cylinder of mass M and radius R, is being pulled on a horizontal lawn with a force F that passes through its center of mass, at an angle above the horizontal. As a result, the lawn roller rolls without slipping. Find (a) The angular acceleration a of the roller and the linear acceleration of its center of mass, (b) the force of friction on the roller. (c) If the coefficient of static friction between the roller and the lawn is , what is the maximum value of the force F that can be applied to the roller without causing it to slip?
[1] A lawn roller, which is a uniform cylinder of mass M and radius R, is being pulled on a horizontal lawn with a force F that passes through its center of mass, at an angle above the horizontal. As a result, the lawn roller rolls without slipping. Find (a) The angular acceleration a of the roller and the linear acceleration of its center of mass, (b) the force of friction on the roller. (c) If the coefficient of static friction between the roller and the lawn is , what is the maximum value of the force F that can be applied to the roller without causing it to slip?