Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Rotation - Questions - Page 287: 10c

Answer

We can rank the disks according to the angular acceleration: $2 \gt 1 \gt 3$

Work Step by Step

We can find a general expression for the angular acceleration $\alpha$: $\tau = I~\alpha$ $\alpha = \frac{\tau}{I}$ Disk 1 and Disk 2 have a greater torque than Disk 3. Disk 2 has a smaller rotational inertia than Disk 1 and Disk 3. We can rank the disks according to the angular acceleration: $2 \gt 1 \gt 3$
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