A solid disk with a radius of 2m and mass of 8kg is rotating on a frictionless surface. If 480W of power is used to increase the disk's rate of rotation, what torque is applied when the disk is rotating at 9Hz?

1 Answer
May 21, 2017

The torque is =8.49Nm

Explanation:

Mass of disc =8kg

Radius of disc =2m

The power is related to the torque by the equation

P=τω

P=480W

Frequency of rotation is f=9Hz

ω=f2π

angular velocity, ω=92πrads1

torque, τ=Pω

=48018π=8.49Nm