A belt of negligible mass passes between cylinders . A and and is pulled to the right with a force P. Cylinders A and

A belt of negligible mass passes between cylinders . A and В and is pulled to the right with a force P. Cylinders A and В weight, respectively, 5 and 20 lb. The shaft of cylinder A is free to slide in a vertical slot and the coefficients of friction between the belt and each of the cylinders are µx = 0.50 and µk = 0.40. For P = 3.6 lb. determine

(a) whether slipping occurs between the belt and either cylinder.

(b) the angular acceleration of each cylinder.

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