What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 4m and a mass of 5kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency of 3Hz over 7s?

1 Answer
May 30, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =17.95Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is =71.81Nm

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

=112542=6.67kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

dωdt=372π

=(67π)rads2

So the torque is τ=6.67(67π)Nm=17.95Nm

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

I=13mL2

=13542=26.67kgm2

So,

The torque is τ=26.67(67π)=71.81Nm