620

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

Rigid rods of negligible mass by lying along the y axis connect three particles as shown in the figure at “click here”. If the system rotates rotates about the x axis with an angular speed of 2.00 rad/s . find

a. the moment of inertia about the x axis and the total kinetic energy evaluated from 1/2lw^2.(w=omega)

b. the tangential speed of each particle and the total kinetic energy evaluated from 1/2 mv^2




619

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A car traveling on a flat ( unbanked ) circular track accelerates uniformly from rest with a tangential acceleration of 1.70 m/s^2 . The car makes it one quarter of the way around the circle before it skids off the track . Determine the coefficient of static friction between the car and track from these data .



618

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A car accelerates uniformly from rest and reaches a speed of 22.0 m/s in 9.00s . if the diameter of the tire is 58.0 cm , find

(a) The number of revolutions the tire makes during the motion , assuming that no slipping occurs .

(b) What is the final angular speed of a tire in revolutions per second ?




617

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A rotating wheel requires 3.00 s to rotate through 37.0 revolutions . Its angular speed at the end of the 3.00 s interval is 98.0 rad/s . What is the constant angular acceleration of the wheel?



616

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

An airliner arrives at the terminal , and the engines are shut off . The rotor of one of the engines has an initial clockwise angular speed of 2000 rad/s . The engine’s rotation slows with an angular acceleration of magnitude 80.0 rad/s^2 .

(a) Determine the angular speed after 10.0 seconds .

(b) How long does it take the rotor to come to rest ?




615

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

If you see an object rotating ,

a . There has to be net torque acting on the object .

b . There may be no net torque acting on the object .




614

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

Explain why changing the axis of rotation of an object changes its moment of inertia .



613

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

If a car’s standard tires are replaced with tires of larger outside diameter , What will happen to the reading of the speedometer ?

a . It will read faster than the actual speed of the car.

b . It will read slower than the actual speed of the car .

c . It will remain the same reading as the actual speed of the car .




612

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A hoop of radius 0.5 m and a mass of 0.2 kg is released from the rest and allowed to roll down an inclined plane . How fast is it moving after dropping from a vertical distance of 3 m ?

3.8

2.2

5.4

7.7




611

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

Consider two uniform solid spheres where both have the same diameter , but one has twice the mass of the other . The ratio of the larger moment of inertia to that of the smaller moment of inertia is .

2

8

10

4

6




610

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A ball , solid cylinder and a hollow pipe all have equal masses and radii . If the three are releases simultaneously at the top of an inclined plane , which will reach the bottom first ?

ball

none of the listed

cylinder

pipe




609

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A wheel with a moment of inertia of 8.0 kg –m^2 and a rotational kinetic energy of 155 Joules requires what torque to bring it to rest in 4.0 s ?

-1.6 N-m

-1.8 N-m

-1.0 N-m

-1.2 N-m




608

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

Equilibrium

A force is applied to the end of a 2 ft long uniform board weighing 50 lb , in order to keep it horizontal , while it pushes against a wall at the left , If the angle of the force makes with the board is 30 degree in the direction shown , the magnitude of the applied force F is

50 lb

100 lb

57.7 lb

28.9




607

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A driver can change her rate of rotation in the air by “tucking” her head in and bending her knees . Lets assume that when she is stretched out straight she is rotating at 1 revolution per second . Now she goes into the “tuck and bend” effectively shortening her length of her body by hair . What will her rate of rotation be now ?

5 Hz

4 Hz




606

Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

A solid wood door , 90.0 cm wide by 2.00 m tall has a mass of 35.0 kg . It is ajar and at rest. A ball with a mass of 500 g is thrown perpendicular to the door with a speed of 20.0 m/s and hits the door 60.0 cm from the hinged side . The ball rebounds with a speed 16.0 m/s along the same line . What is the angular speed of the door after the collision ?

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