A barrel with mass M = 112 kg and a radius of 56 cm has two ropes wrapped around it, as shown in the figure. The barrel is released from rest, causing the ropes to unwind and the barrel to fall spinning toward the ground. What is the speed of the barrel after it has fallen a distance h = 11 m?

What is the tension in each rope? Assume that the barrel's mass is uniformly distributed and that the barrel rotates as a solid cylinder.


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