A 40 kg box is attatched to a heavy pully with a mass of 8 kg and radius of 20 cm (To be treated as a solid disk). Initially, the box is hung 6 meters above the ground. Find the velocity of the box when it hits the ground and the tension on the string

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A 40 kg box is attatched to a heavy pully with a mass of 8 kg and radius of 20 cm (To be treated as a solid disk). Initially, the box is hung 6 meters above the ground.

Find the velocity of the box when it hits the ground and the tension on the string.

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