Solutions: Physics 106 Practice Problem Set 3

Rotational Dynamics II
SJ 7th Ed.: Chap 10.7
FOP 7th Ed.: Chap 10.9
AP Chap 15.1 to 7, Chap 16.6 to 7

Contents:
PP10601: 49*, 50, 51, 52, 54*, 55*, 56, 57
Suggested: AP Chap 15 (p15-13): 13, 14
AP Chap 16 (p16-22): 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 49

Lecture 3 topics :
• Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
• Problem solving methods
• Examples
• Heavy pulley Atwood’s machine
• Double pulley Atwood’s machine

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PP10601-50: A torque of 32.0 N·m on a certain wheel causes an angular
acceleration of 25.0 rad/s2. What is the wheel's rotational inertia?

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PP10601-51: A thin spherical shell has a radius of 1.90 m. An applied torque of
960 N·m gives the shell an angular acceleration of 6.20 rad/s 2 about an axis
through the center of the shell. What are (a) the rotational inertia of the shell about
that axis and (b) the mass of the shell?

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PP10601-52: In the figure , a cylinder having a mass of 2.0 kg can rotate about its
central axis through point O. Forces are applied as shown: F1 = 6.0 N, F2 = 4.0 N, F3
= 2.0 N, and F4 = 5.0 N. Also, R1 = 5.0 cm and R2 = 12 cm. Find the magnitude and
direction of the angular acceleration of the cylinder. (During the rotation, the forces
maintain their same angles relative to the cylinder.)

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PP10601-54: A wheel of radius 0.20 m is mounted on a frictionless horizontal axis. The
rotational inertia of the wheel about the axis is 0.050 kg·m 2. A massless cord wrapped
around the wheel is attached to a 2.0 kg block that slides on a horizontal frictionless surface.
If a horizontal force of magnitude P = 3.0 N is applied to the block as shown, what is the
magnitude of the angular acceleration of the wheel? Assume the string does not slip on the
wheel.

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PP10601-57: Figure 11-43 shows two blocks, each of mass m, suspended from the
ends of a rigid massless rod of length L1 + L2, with L1 = 20 cm and L2 = 80 cm. The rod
is held horizontally on the fulcrum and then released. What are the magnitudes of
the initial accelerations of (a) the block closer to the fulcrum and (b) the other block?

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