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 15 Hz15Hz over 4 s4s?

1 Answer
Jul 14, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =3.93Nm=3.93Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is =15.71Nm=15.71Nm

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=(15)/4*2pidωdt=1542π

=(15/2pi) rads^(-2)=(152π)rads2

So the torque is tau=1/6*(15/2pi) Nm=5/4piNm=3.93Nmτ=16(152π)Nm=54πNm=3.93Nm

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*(15/2pi)=5pi=15.71Nmτ=23(152π)=5π=15.71Nm