What torque would have to be applied to a rod with a length of #4 m# and a mass of #3 kg# to change its horizontal spin by a frequency of #13 Hz# over #4 s#?

1 Answer
Dec 14, 2017

The torque for the rod rotating about the center is #=81.7Nm#
The torque for the rod rotating about one end is #=326.7Nm#

Explanation:

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

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

The mass of the rod is #m=3kg#

The length of the rod is #L=4m#

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

#I=1/12*mL^2#

#=1/12*3*4^2= 4 kgm^2#

The rate of change of angular velocity is

#(domega)/dt=(13)/4*2pi#

#=(13/2pi) rads^(-2)#

So the torque is #tau=4*(13/2pi) Nm=26piNm=81.7Nm#

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

#I=1/3*mL^2#

#=1/3*3*4^2=16kgm^2#

So,

The torque is #tau=16*(13/2pi)=104pi=326.7Nm#