Question

An object with a mass of `3 kg` is traveling in a circular path of a radius of `7 m`. If the object's angular velocity changes from `3Hz` to `17 Hz` in `5 s`, what torque was applied to the object?

Answer 1

The torque was `=2586.2Nm`

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

`tau=(dL)/dt=(d(Iomega))/dt=I(domega)/dt=Ialpha`

where `I` is the moment of inertia

For the object, `I=mr^2`

The mass is `m=3 kg`

The radius of the path is `r=7m`

So the moment of inertia is

,`I=3*(7)^2=147kgm^2`

The angular acceleration is

`alpha=(2pif_1-2pif_0)/t=(34-6)pi/5=28/5pirads^-2`

So,

The torque is

`tau=Ialpha=147*28/5pi=2586.2Nm`