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    The document describes a problem involving a belt wrapped around two pulleys of different radii. It shows that the angle where the belt crosses itself, θ, satisfies the equation θ + 2 cot(θ/2) = (L/R+r) - π, where L is the belt length and R and r are the pulley radii. For a belt with L = 27.78 ft wrapped around pulleys with R = 2.42 ft and r = 1.21 ft, the solution is found graphically to be θ = 0.435 radians or 25 degrees.

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    The document describes a problem involving a belt wrapped around two pulleys of different radii. It shows that the angle where the belt crosses itself, θ, satisfies the equation θ + 2 cot(θ/2) = (L/R+r) - π, where L is the belt length and R and r are the pulley radii. For a belt with L = 27.78 ft wrapped around pulleys with R = 2.42 ft and r = 1.21 ft, the solution is found graphically to be θ = 0.435 radians or 25 degrees.

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    The document describes a problem involving a belt wrapped around two pulleys of different radii. It shows that the angle where the belt crosses itself, θ, satisfies the equation θ + 2 cot(θ/2) = (L/R+r) - π, where L is the belt length and R and r are the pulley radii. For a belt with L = 27.78 ft wrapped around pulleys with R = 2.42 ft and r = 1.21 ft, the solution is found graphically to be θ = 0.435 radians or 25 degrees.

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    Example (66), Page (529)
    A thin belt of length L surrounds two pulleys of radii R and r, as
    shown in the figure:

    A) Show that the angle (in radians) where the belt crosses itself satisfy the
    following equation?
    + 2 cot ( /2)=(L/R+r)-
    B) Suppose that R = 2.42ft, r = 1.21ft, and L = 27.78 ft. Find by
    solving the equation in part (a) graphically. Express your
    answer both in radians and in degrees.

    Answer:
    a)

    a = R / Tan(/2)

    a = R Cot(/2)

    b = r / Tan(/2)

    b = r Cot(/2)

    C1 = R (+)
    C2 = r (+)
    L = 2a + 2b + C1 + C2
    L = 2 R Cot(/2) + 2 r Cot(/2) + R (+) + r
    (+)
    L = 2 Cot(/2) (R+r) + (+) (R+r)
    L = (R+r) [2 Cot(/2) + + ]
    by (R+r)]
    L / (R+r) = 2 Cot(/2) + +
    [Subtract from each side]

    [Divided

    + 2 Cot(/2) = [ L / (R+r) ]
    (Satisfied)

    b)
    + 2 Cot(/2) = [ L / (R+r) ]
    + 2 Cot(/2) = [ 27.78 / (2.42+1.21) ]
    + 2 Cot(/2) = [ 27.78 / 3.63 ]
    + 2 Cot(/2) = 7.653
    [=3.14159]
    + 2 Cot(/2) = 4.511
    [Divided by 2]
    /2 + Cot(/2) = 2.2555

    in Degrees :

    in Radians :
    = -0.4363
    = -0.326
    = -0.215
    = -0.103
    = 0.017
    = 0.21
    = 0.324

    = 0.435

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