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 7Hz over 8s?

1 Answer
Feb 21, 2018

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =49.5Nm
The torque for the rod rotating one end is =197.9Nm

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

τ=dLdt=d(Iω)dt=Idωdt=Iα

The mass of the rod is m=3kg

The length of the rod is L=6m

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=782π

=(74π)rads2

So the torque is τ=9(74π)Nm=634πNm=49.5Nm

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

I=13mL2

=13362=36kgm2

So,

The torque is τ=36(74π)=63π=197.9Nm