What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 4m and a mass of 3kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency of 12Hz over 4s?

1 Answer
Mar 24, 2017

The torque, for the rod rotating about the center, is =75.4Nm
The torque, for the rod rotating about one end, is =30.1.6Nm

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

τ=dLdt=d(Iω)dt=Idωdt

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

I=112mL2

=112342=4kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

dωdt=1242π

=(6π)rads2

So the torque is τ=4(6π)Nm=24πNm=75.4Nm

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

I=13mL2

=13342=16

So,

The torque is τ=16(6π)=96π=301.6Nm