A 17.0 kgbucket of water is suspended by a rope wrapped around a windlass,that is a solid cylinder 0.500 m indiameter with mass 11.0 kg. Thecylinder pivots on a frictionless axle through its center. Thebucket is released from rest at the top of a well and falls12.0 m to the water. You can ignorethe weight of the rope.
(a) What is the tension in the rope while the bucket isfalling?
N
(b) With what speed does the bucket strike the water?
m/s
(c) What is the time of fall?
s
(d) While the bucket is falling, what is the force exerted on thecylinder by the axle?
N