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Atwood Machine Lab

Two hanging masses over a pulley. Both start at the same height and the heavier one descends. Set the pulley mass to zero for the ideal case, or give it mass (solid disk) to see the rotational-inertia correction. g = 9.81 m/s2.

t = 0.000 s

y1 y2 — heights vs t

|v| — speed vs t

Data table

Try: keep m1+m2 fixed and vary the difference. Press D to record.