34. A uniform rod of mass M = 1.2 kg and length L = 0.

80 m, lying on a frictionless
horizontal plane, is free to pivot about a vertical axis through one end, as shown.
The moment of inertia of the rod about this axis is given by ML2. If a force
(F = 5.0 N,  = 40°) acts as shown, what is the resulting angular acceleration
about the pivot point?

a. 16 rad/s2
b. 12 rad/s2
c. 14 rad/s2
d. 10 rad/s2
e. 33 rad/s2

35. A uniform meter stick is pivoted to rotate about a horizontal axis through the
25-cm mark on the stick. The stick is released from rest in a horizontal position.
The moment of inertia of a uniform rod about an axis perpendicular to the rod
and through the center of mass of the rod is given by (1/12)ML2. Determine the
magnitude of the initial angular acceleration of the stick.
a. 17 rad/s2
b. 13 rad/s2
c. 15 rad/s2
d. 19 rad/s2
e. 23 rad/s2

36. A uniform rod (length = 2.0 m) is mounted to rotate freely about a horizontal axis
that is perpendicular to the rod and that passes through the rod at a point 0.50 m
from one end of the rod. If the rod is released from rest in a horizontal position,
what is the angular speed of the rod as it rotates through its lowest position?
a. 3.5 rad/s
b. 3.8 rad/s
c. 4.1 rad/s
d. 2.0 rad/s
e. 5.6 rad/s

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37. Identical particles are placed at the 50-cm and 80-cm marks on a meter stick of
negligible mass. This rigid body is then mounted so as to rotate freely about a
pivot at the 0-cm mark on the meter stick. If this body is released from rest in a
horizontal position, what is the angular speed of the meter stick as it swings
through its lowest position?
a. 4.2 rad/s
b. 5.4 rad/s
c. 4.6 rad/s
d. 5.0 rad/s
e. 1.7 rad/s

38. A uniform rod (mass = 1.5 kg) is 2.0 m long. The rod is pivoted about a
horizontal, frictionless pin through one end. The rod is released from rest in a
horizontal position. What is the angular speed of the rod when the rod makes an
angle of 30° with the horizontal? (The moment of inertia of the rod about the pin
is 2.0 kg  m2).
a. 2.2 rad/s
b. 3.6 rad/s
c. 2.7 rad/s
d. 3.1 rad/s
e. 1.8 rad/s

39. A uniform rod is 3.0 m long. The rod is pivoted about a horizontal, frictionless pin
through one end. The rod is released from rest at an angle of 27° above the
horizontal. What is the angular speed of the rod as it passes through the
horizontal position?
a. 3.0 rad/s
b. 2.8 rad/s
c. 2.1 rad/s
d. 2.5 rad/s
e. 3.4 rad/s

40. A uniform rod of length (L = 2.0 m) and mass (M = 1.5 kg) is pivoted about a
horizontal frictionless pin through one end. The rod is released from rest at an
angle of 30° below the horizontal. What is the angular speed of the rod when it
passes through the vertical position? (The moment of inertia of the rod about the
pin is 2.0 kg-m2.)
a. 3.5 rad/s
b. 2.7 rad/s
c. 3.1 rad/s
d. 2.3 rad/s
e. 1.6 rad/s
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41. A nonuniform 2.0-kg rod is 2.0 m long. The rod is mounted to rotate freely about
a horizontal axis perpendicular to the rod that passes through one end of the
rod. The moment of inertia of the rod about this axis is 4.0 kg  m2. The center of
mass of the rod is 1.2 m from the axis. If the rod is released from rest in the
horizontal position, what is its angular speed as it swings through the vertical
position?
a. 3.4 rad/s
b. 4.4 rad/s
c. 4.3 rad/s
d. 5.8 rad/s
e. 6.8 rad/s

42. The rigid body shown rotates about an axis through its center of mass and
perpendicular to the paper. If M = 2.0 kg and L = 80 cm, what is the kinetic
energy of this object when its angular speed about this axis is equal to 5.0 rad/s?
Neglect the mass of the connecting rod and treat the masses as particles.

a. 18 J
b. 15 J
c. 12 J
d. 23 J
e. 26 J

43. The rigid body shown is rotated about an axis perpendicular to the paper and
through the point P. If M = 0.40 kg, a = 30 cm, and b = 50 cm, how much work is
required to take the body from rest to an angular speed of 5.0 rad/s? Neglect the
mass of the connecting rods and treat the masses as particles.

a. 2.9 J
b. 2.6 J
c. 3.1 J
d. 3.4 J
e. 1.6 J
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44. A uniform rod (length = 2.4 m) of negligible mass has a 1.0-kg point mass
attached to one end and a 2.0-kg point mass attached to the other end. The rod
is mounted to rotate freely about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the
rod and that passes through a point 1.0 m from the 2.0-kg mass. The rod is
released from rest when it is horizontal. What is the angular velocity of the rod at
the instant the 2.0-kg mass passes through its low point?
a. 1.7 rad/s
b. 2.2 rad/s
c. 2.0 rad/s
d. 1.5 rad/s
e. 3.1 rad/s

45. A campus bird spots a member of an opposing football team in an amusement

park. The football player is on a ride where he goes around at angular velocity 
at distance R from the center. The bird flies in a horizontal circle above him. Will a
dropping the bird releases while flying directly above the person’s head hit him?
a. Yes, because it falls straight down.
b. Yes, because it maintains the acceleration of the bird as it falls.
c. No, because it falls straight down and will land behind the person.
d. Yes, because it mainatins the angular velocity of the bird as it falls.
e. No, because it maintains the tangential velocity the bird had at the instant it
started falling.

46. Two people are on a ride where the inside cars rotate at constant angular velocity
three times the constant angular velocity of the outer cars. If the two cars are in
line at t = 0, and moving at 3 and  respectively, at what time will they next
pass each other?
a. t = 0.

b. t= .
2

c. t= .

2
d. t= .

3
e. t= .

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47. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity as a function of time for a car
driving around a circular track. Through how many radians does the car travel in
the first 10 minutes?

a. 30
b. 50
c. 70
d. 90
e. 100

48. The graphs below show angular velocity as a function of time. In which one is the
magnitude of the angular acceleration constantly decreasing?

49. You throw a Frisbee of mass m and radius r so that it is spinning about a
horizontal axis perpendicular to the plane of the Frisbee. Ignoring air resistance,
the torque exerted about its center of mass by gravity is
a. 0.
b. mgr.
c. 2mgr.
d. a function of the angular velocity.
e. small at first, then increasing as the Frisbee loses the torque given it by your
hand.
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50. Two forces of magnitude 50 N, as shown in the figure below, act on a cylinder of
radius 4 m and mass 6.25 kg. The cylinder, which is initially at rest, sits on a
frictionless surface. After 1 second, the velocity and angular velocity of the
cylinder in m/s and rad/s are respectively

a. v = 0;  = 0.
b. v = 0;  = 4.
c. v = 0;  = 8.
d. v = 8;  = 8.
e. v = 16;  = 8.

51. Two cylinders made of the same material roll down a plane inclined at an angle 
with the horizontal. Each travels the same distance. The radius of cylinder B is
twice the radius of cylinder A. In what order do they reach the bottom?
a. A reaches the bottom first because it has the greater acceleration.
b. A reaches the bottom first because it has a smaller moment of inertia.
c. B reaches the bottom first because is experiences a larger torque.
d. B reaches the bottom first because it travels a larger distance in one
rotation.
e. They both reach the bottom at the same time, because each has the same
linear acceleration.

52. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a woman
bicycling around a circular track. What is her angular displacement (in rad) in the
first 8 minutes?

a. 0
b. 
c. 4
d. 8
e. 16
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53. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a woman
bicycling around a circular track. What is her angular displacement (in rad) in the
first 12 minutes?

a. 0
b. 2
c. 4
d. 16
e. 32

54. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a woman
bicycling around a circular track. What is her angular displacement (in rad) in the
16 minute period shown in the graph?

a. 0
b. 16
c. 32
d. 40
e. 64
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55. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a woman
bicycling around a circular track. How many revolutions does she complete in the
first 12 minutes?

a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 16
e. 32

56. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a woman
bicycling around a circular track. How many revolutions does she complete in the
16 minute period?

a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 20
e. 40
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57. A uniform sphere of radius R and mass M rotates freely about a horizontal axis
that is tangent to an equatorial plane of the sphere, as shown below. The
moment of inertia of the sphere about this axis is

2
a. MR 2
.
5
2
b. MR 2
.
3
5
c. MR 2
.
7
7
d. MR 2
.
5
3
e. MR 2
.
2

58. A uniform cylinder of radius R, mass M , and length L rotates freely about a
horizontal axis parallel and tangent to the cylinder, as shown below. The moment
of inertia of the cylinder about this axis is

1
a. MR 2
.
2
2
b. MR 2
.
3
c. .
3
d. MR 2 .
2
7
e. MR 2 .
5

59. The angular speed of the minute hand of a clock, in rad/s, is

1
a. .
1800
1
b. .
60
1
c. .
30
d. .
e. 120.
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60. The angular speed of the hour hand of a clock, in rad/s, is

1
a. .
7200
1
b. .
1800
1
c. .
30
d. 1800.
e. 7200.

61. The angular speed of the hour hand of a clock, in rad/min, is

1
a. .
1800
1
b. .
60
1
c. .
30
d. .
e. 120.

62. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a man
bicycling around a circular track. What is his average angular acceleration, in
rad/s2, in the first 10 minutes?

a. 0

b. 
150

c. 
75

d. 
75

e. 
150
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63. The figure below shows a graph of angular velocity versus time for a man
bicycling around a circular track. What is his average angular acceleration, in
rad/s2, in the period from t 6 min to t 8 min ?

a. 0

b. 
90

c. 
30

d. 
30

e. 
90

Open-Ended Problems
64. The net work done in accelerating a propeller from rest to an angular velocity of
200 rad/s is 3000 J. What is the moment of inertia of the propeller?

65. A horizontal force of magnitude 6.5 N is exerted tangentially on a Frisbee of mass

32 grams and radius 14.3 cm. Assuming the Frisbee, a uniform disk, is originally at
rest and the force is exerted for 0.08 s, determine the angular velocity of rotation
about the central axis when the Frisbee is released.

66. A celestial object called a pulsar emits its light in short bursts that are
synchronized with its rotation. A pulsar in the Crab Nebula is rotating at a rate of
30 revolutions/second. What is the maximum radius of the pulsar, if no part of its
surface can move faster than the speed of light (3  108 m/s)?

67. A uniform solid sphere rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface. What
fraction of its total kinetic energy is in the form of rotational kinetic energy about
the CM?
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34. d 61. c
35. a 62. c
36. c 63. c
37. b 64. 0.15 kg · m2
38. c 65. 227 rad/s
39. c 66. 1590 km
40. b 67. 27
41. a
42. c
43. b
44. a
45. e
46. c
47. c
48. e
49. a
50. b
51. e
52. e
53. e
54. d
55. d
56. d
57. d
58. d
59. c
60. b