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Physics 1 Final - Part 3 of 4
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14. Torque & Rotational Dynamics / Torque on Discs & Pulleys / Problem 7

A building employs a dual counterweight system with two elevator cars. Elevator Car A has a mass of 1200 kg and starts at the tenth floor. Elevator Car B, with a mass of 1250 kg, begins at the second floor. They are connected by a steel cable that runs over a pulley that is free to rotate about a fixed axis at the top of the shaft. The pulley is a solid cylinder with a radius of 0.80 meters and a mass of 100 kg. Find the acceleration of each elevator car as they move in the shaft.


Diagram showing two elevator cars connected by a pulley system with forces and accelerations labeled.

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