In Figure (a), a wheel of radius 0 20 m is mounted on a frictionless horizontal axis The rotational inertia of the wheel about the axis is 0 40 kg m 2 A massless cord wrapped around the wheel 's circumference is attached to a 6 0 kg box The system is released from rest When the box has a kinetic en...

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In Figure (a), a wheel of radius 0.20 m is mounted on a frictionless horizontal axis. The

Question:

In Figure (a), a wheel of radius 0.20 m is mounted on a frictionless horizontal axis. The rotational inertia of the wheel about the axis is 0.40 kg-m². A massless cord wrapped around the wheel's circumference is attached to a 6.0 kg box. The system is released from rest. When the box has a kinetic energy of 6.0 J, what are?

(a) The wheel's rotational kinetic energy and

(b) The distance the box has fallen?