What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 6m and a mass of 3kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency 12Hz over 6s?

1 Answer
May 26, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =113.1Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is =452.4Nm

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

=112362=9kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

dωdt=1262π

=(4π)rads2

So the torque is τ=9(4π)Nm=36πNm=113.1Nm

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

I=13mL2

=13362=36

So,

The torque is τ=36(4π)=144π=452.4Nm