Belt Problem - Pulley Problem

Pulley Problem

There are other types of problems similar to the belt problem. The pulley problem, as shown, is similar to the belt problem; however, the belt does not cross itself. In the pulley problem the length of the belt is

where r1 represents the radius of the larger pulley, r2 represents the radius of the smaller one, and:

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