What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of #3 m# and a mass of #6 kg# to change its horizontal spin by a frequency #5 Hz# over #9 s#?
1 Answer
Feb 9, 2017
Explanation:
Assuming the rod in question rotates about the center (not the end), we know that
Step 1. Gather the information that you know and need
Mass of rod:
Length of rod:
Change in angular speed:
Change in time:
Torque required: ??
Step 2. Determine the formula using the above givens
Torque:
#I# is the moment of inertia of our rod- Assuming center spin,
#I_"rod"=1"/"12*m*L# #alpha# is the instantaneous angular acceleration#alpha=domega"/"dt# with units#"rad/"s^2# or#s^-2#
Torque:
Step 3. Plug your knows into the formula for torque