A solid disk with a radius of 24m and mass of 8kg is rotating on a frictionless surface. If 480W of power is used to increase the disk's rate of rotation, what torque is applied when the disk is rotating at 3Hz?

1 Answer
Jun 9, 2017

The torque is =25.46Nm

Explanation:

Mass of disc =8kg

Radius of disc =24m

The power is related to the torque by the equation

P=τω

P=480W

Frequency of rotation is f=3Hz

ω=f2π

angular velocity, ω=32πrads1

torque, τ=Pω

=4806π=25.46Nm