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Homework Statement
This is a six part conceptual question that is not difficult. However, the last part I am struggling with.
What is wrong with the following student's reasoning:
"The clockwise torque is greater than the counterclockwise torque because the disk is accelerating clockwise. For this to happen, T2 must pull harder on the disk than T1."
Here's a pic I drew:
The Attempt at a Solution
Well I know the first sentence is correct.
But I also thought the second one is too.
A free body diagram would show m1 accelerating up, and m2 down. Therefore tension in
T1>T2.
What am I missing here?
EDIT: m1=m2