The initial configuration of the system is as shown in the figure.
The string and the pulley are light. The bob is released and the string starts wrapping around the pulley. (The pulley is held in place by a force applied at the center.
Find the rate r at which the length of the string wrapped around the pulley increases (as a function of 
).
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At any instant of time, the length of the string wrapped on the pulley is R 
and the remaining length 
The rate 
, where v is the speed of the particle
The height through which the particle has come down
h = R (1 - cos 
) + ( 
- R 
)sin 
So, 
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