Question

A solid disk, spinning counter-clockwise, has a mass of `15 kg` and a radius of `5/2 m`. If a point on the edge of the disk is moving at `4/3 m/s` in the direction perpendicular to the disk's radius, what is the disk's angular momentum and velocity?

Answer 1

The angular momentum is `=24.8kgm^2s^-1`
The angular velocity is `=0.53rads^-1`

Explanation:

The angular velocity is

`omega=(Deltatheta)/(Deltat)`

`v=r*((Deltatheta)/(Deltat))=r omega`

`omega=v/r`

where,

`v=4/3ms^(-1)`

`r=5/2m`

So,

`omega=(4/3)/(5/2)=8/15=0.53rads^-1`

The angular momentum is `L=Iomega`

where `I` is the moment of inertia

For a solid disc, `I=(mr^2)/2`

The mass is `m=15kg`

So, `I=15*(5/2)^2/2=375/8kgm^2`

The angular momentum is

`L=375/8*0.53=24.8kgm^2s^-1`