An object with a mass of 8kg is traveling in a circular path of a radius of 12m. If the object's angular velocity changes from 2Hz to 12Hz in 6s, what torque was applied to the object?

1 Answer
Apr 19, 2017

The torque was =12063.7Nm

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

τ=dLdt=d(Iω)dt=Idωdt

The moment of inertia is =I

For the object, I=mr2

So, I=8(12)2=1152kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

dωdt=12262π

=(103π)rads2

So the torque is τ=1152(103π)Nm=12063.7Nm