What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 7m and a mass of 12kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency 14Hz over 9s?

1 Answer
Jan 7, 2017

The torque is =478.9Nm

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

τ=dLdt=d(Iω)dt=Idωdt

The moment of inertia of a rod is I=112mL2

=1121272=49kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

dωdt=1492π

=(28π9)rads2

So the torque is τ=4928π9Nm=478.9Nm