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 14 Hz14Hz over 9 s9s?

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2017

The torque, for the rod rotating about the center is =87.96Nm=87.96Nm
The torque, for the rod rotating about one end is =351.86Nm=351.86Nm

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=(14)/9*2pidωdt=1492π

=(28/9pi) rads^(-2)=(289π)rads2

So the torque is tau=9*(28/9pi) =28piNm=87.96Nmτ=9(289π)=28πNm=87.96Nm

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*(28/9pi)=351.86Nmτ=36(289π)=351.86Nm