An object with a mass of # 3 kg# is traveling in a circular path of a radius of #3 m#. If the object's angular velocity changes from # 4 Hz# to # 5 Hz# in # 8 s#, what torque was applied to the object?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-16T15:09:53

The torque is #=21.2Nm#

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

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

The moment of inertia of the object is #I=mr^2#

#=3*3^2= 27 kgm^2#

The rate of change of angular velocity is

#(domega)/dt=(5-4)/8*2pi#

#=((pi)/4) rads^(-2)#

So the torque is #tau=27*(pi)/4 Nm=27/4piNm=21.2Nm#