What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of 8 m8m and a mass of 8 kg8kg to change its horizontal spin by a frequency 18 Hz18Hz over 9 s9s?

1 Answer
Jul 5, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is =536.2Nm=536.2Nm
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is =2144.7Nm=2144.7Nm

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*8*8^2= 42.7 kgm^2=112882=42.7kgm2

The rate of change of angular velocity is

(domega)/dt=(18)/9*2pidωdt=1892π

=(4pi) rads^(-2)=(4π)rads2

So the torque is tau=42.7*(4pi) Nm=536.2Nmτ=42.7(4π)Nm=536.2Nm

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

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

=1/3*8*8^2=170.7kgm^2=13882=170.7kgm2

So,

The torque is tau=170.7*(4pi)=2144.7Nmτ=170.7(4π)=2144.7Nm