What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 3 m3m and a mass of 4 kg4kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency 7 Hz7Hz over 1 s1s?

1 Answer
Feb 26, 2017

The torque (for the rod rotating about the center) is =131.95Nm=131.95Nm
The torque (for the rod rotating about one end) is =527.8Nm=527.8Nm

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 inertiaof a rod, rotating about the center is

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

=1/12*4*3^2= 3 kgm^2=112432=3kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

(domega)/dt=(7)/1*2pidωdt=712π

=(14pi) rads^(-2)=(14π)rads2

So the torque is tau=3*(14pi) Nm=42piNm=131.95Nmτ=3(14π)Nm=42πNm=131.95Nm

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

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

=1/3*4*3^2=12kgm^2=13432=12kgm2

So,

The torque is tau=12*(14pi)=527.8Nmτ=12(14π)=527.8Nm