What is the angular momentum of a rod with a mass of 5 kg5kg and length of 4 m4m that is spinning around its center at 2 1 Hz21Hz?

1 Answer
Aug 8, 2017

The angular momentum is =879.6kgm^2s^-1=879.6kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=IomegaL=Iω

where II is the moment of inertia

The moment of inertia of a rod, rotating about the center is

I=1/12*mL^2I=112mL2

=1/12*5*4^2= 20/3 kgm^2=112542=203kgm2

The angular velocity is

omega=2pif=2*21pi=42pirads^-1ω=2πf=221π=42πrads1

The angular velocity is

L=20/3*42pi=879.6kgm^2s^-1L=20342π=879.6kgm2s1