Phys101 Term:123 Online HW-Ch11-Lec01

Q1:
A solid cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls down an incline without slipping. Its
moment of inertia about an axis through its center of mass is MR2/2. At any instant
while in motion, its rotational kinetic energy about its center of mass is what fraction
of its total kinetic energy?:

A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 1/3
D) 2/5
E) None of these
Ans:
C
1 2
kEr
=
kEr
= 2 Iω =
1
kETotal kEr + kEt 1 2 1 MR2
Iω + 2 Mv 2
2 I +1

1 kEr 1
For solid cylinder I = MR2 ⇒ =
2 kETotal 3

Q2:
A 240 N sphere 0.20 m in radius rolls without slipping 6.0 m down a ramp that is
inclined at 37ᵒ with the horizontal. What is the angular speed of the sphere at the
bottom of the slope if it starts from rest?

L
h

Ans:
K i + Ui = K f + Uf

1 1
mv 2 + Iω2 = Mgh
2 2
2
But h = Lsinθ and I = MR2
5
v = Rω

1 1 2
⇒ MR2 ω2 + � MR2 � ω2 = MgLsinθ
2 2 5

10 gLsinθ
⇒ ω= � = 36 rad/s
7R2

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Phys101 Term:123 Online HW-Ch11-Lec01

Q3:
A wheel of radius 0.5 m rolls without sliding on a horizontal surface as shown.
Starting from rest, the wheel moves with constant angular acceleration 6 rad/s2. The
distance traveled by the center of the wheel from t =0 to t = 3 s is:

Ans:
1
θ − θ0 = w0 t + 2 1αt 2
1 �⃗
v
= (0)(3) + (6)(3)2 = 27 rad
2
S = rθ = 0.5 × 27 = 13.5 m

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