Lawn Roller Acceleration: Understanding Forces on a Thin-Walled Hollow Cylinder
The acceleration of a lawn roller, a uniform solid cylinder, is 7.78 m/s² when a horizontal force of 140 N is applied. This result comes from Newton’s second law, which connects force, mass, and acceleration, while considering the moment of inertia for a solid cylinder. The gravitational force pulls the roller downwards. This force contributes … Read more