Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 12, Problem 58P
The wheel in Fig. 12.34 has mass M and is weighted with an additional mass m as shown. The coefficient of friction is sufficient to keep the wheel from sliding: however, it might still roll.
Show that it won't roll only if
FIGURE 12.34 Problem 58
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