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An Atwood machine has a mass of 3.50 kg connected by a light string to a mass of 6.00 kg over a pulley with a moment of inertia of 0.0352 kg and a radius of 12.5 cm. If the system is released from rest, what is the speed of the masses after they have moved through 1.25 m?
2.00 m/s
2.28 m/s
4.00 m/s
4.95 m/s

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Speed of a mass attached to an Atwood machine is found after it was released from rest. Step by step solution is provided in a word document.

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