What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of #8 m# and a mass of #6 kg# to change its horizontal spin by a frequency #7 Hz# over #3 s#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-02T05:56:03

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is #=469.1Nm#
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is #=1876.6Nm#

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

#tau=(dL)/dt=(d(Iomega))/dt=I(domega)/dt#

The moment of inertia of a rod, rotating about the center is

#I=1/12*mL^2#

#=1/12*6*8^2= 32 kgm^2#

The rate of change of angular velocity is

#(domega)/dt=(7)/3*2pi#

#=(14/3pi) rads^(-2)#

So the torque is #tau=32*(14/3pi) Nm=469.1Nm#

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

#I=1/3*mL^2#

#=1/3*6*8^2=128 kg m^2#

So,

The torque is #tau=128*(14/3pi)=1876.6Nm#