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 9Hz over 4s?

1 Answer
Jun 19, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =56.5Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =226.2Nm

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=942π

=(92π)rads2

So the torque is τ=4(92π)Nm=18πNm=56.5Nm

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

I=13mL2

=13342=16kgm2

So,

The torque is τ=16(92π)=72π=226.2Nm