What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 5m and a mass of 2kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency of 5Hz over 6s?

1 Answer
Mar 23, 2017

The torque, for the rod rotating about the center is =21.82Nm
The torque, for the rod rotating about one end is =87.28Nm

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

=112252=256kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

dωdt=562π

=(53π)rads2

So the torque is τ=256(53π)Nm=12518πNm=21.82Nm

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

I=13mL2

=13252=503

So,

The torque is τ=503(53π)=2509π=87.28Nm