What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 6 m6m and a mass of 3 kg3kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency 9 Hz9Hz over 6 s6s?

1 Answer
Apr 28, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =84.82Nm=84.82Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is =339.29Nm=339.29Nm

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

tau=(dL)/dt=(d(Iomega))/dt=I(domega)/dtτ=dLdt=d(Iω)dt=Idωdt

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

I=1/12*mL^2I=112mL2

=1/12*3*6^2= 9 kgm^2=112362=9kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

(domega)/dt=(9)/6*2pidωdt=962π

=(3pi) rads^(-2)=(3π)rads2

So the torque is tau=9*(3pi) Nm=(27pi)Nm=84.82Nmτ=9(3π)Nm=(27π)Nm=84.82Nm

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

I=1/3*mL^2I=13mL2

=1/3*3*6^2=36kgm^2=13362=36kgm2

So,

The torque is tau=36*(3pi)=108pi=339.29Nmτ=36(3π)=108π=339.29Nm