What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 1 m1m and a mass of 2 kg2kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency of 9 Hz9Hz over 4 s4s?

1 Answer
Jul 3, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =2.36Nm=2.36Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is =9.42Nm=9.42Nm

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

tau=(dL)/dt=(d(Iomega))/dt=I(domega)/dtτ=dLdt=d(Iω)dt=Idωdt

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

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

=1/12*2*1^2= 1/6 kgm^2=112212=16kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

(domega)/dt=(9)/4*2pidωdt=942π

=(9/2pi) rads^(-2)=(92π)rads2

So the torque is tau=1/6*(9/2pi) Nm=3/4piNm=2.36Nmτ=16(92π)Nm=34πNm=2.36Nm

The moment of inertia of a rod, rotating about one end is

I=1/3*mL^2I=13mL2

=1/3*2*1^2=2/3kgm^2=13212=23kgm2

So,

The torque is tau=2/3*(9/2pi)=3pi=9.42Nmτ=23(92π)=3π=9.42Nm