ROTATION OF RIGID BODIES 5

PROBLEM SET

Name: Jan Lloyd C. Tan Section: CE_1H_8

Instructor: Marissa Balatero Date Submitted: 04/22/2022

1. An airplane propeller is rotating at 2000 rpm (rev/min). (a) Compute the propeller’s angular
velocity in rad/s (b) How many seconds does it take for the propeller to turn through 40 0?

Solution:
(a) Compute the propeller’s angular velocity in rad/s
1𝑟𝑒𝑣 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 2𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑
=(2000 𝑟𝑝𝑚)( )( )( )
1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑠 1 𝑟𝑒𝑣
= 209.44 rad/s
(b) How many seconds does it take for the propeller to turn through 40 0?
𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑
=40° ( ) = 0.698 𝑟𝑎𝑑
180°
𝜃𝑓 −𝜃𝑖 0.698−0
=t= = 𝑟𝑎𝑑
𝜔 209.44
𝑠
= t = 𝟑. 𝟑𝟑 𝒙 𝟏𝟎 −𝟑 𝒔

2. The rotating blade of a blender turns with constant angular acceleration 1.25 rad/s2.
a) How much time does it take to reach an angular velocity of 34.0 rad/s, starting from
rest?
b) Through how many revolutions does the blade turn in this time interval?

Solution:
(a) How much time does it take to reach an angular velocity of 34.0 rad/s, starting from rest?
1.25𝑟𝑎𝑑
∝= 2 𝑠
𝜔 = 𝜔0 +∝ 𝑡
𝜔−𝜔0
𝑡=
∝
34.0𝑟𝑎𝑑
−0
= 𝑠
𝑟𝑎𝑑
1.25 2
𝑠
= 27.2 seconds
It took 27.2 to reach the angular velocity of 34.0 rad/s

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(b) Through how many revolutions does the blade turn in this time interval?

1
𝜃 = (𝜔 + 𝜔0 )𝑡
2
1 𝑚 1𝑟𝑒𝑣
= (34.0 + 0) ( ) (27.2𝑠)
2 𝑠 2𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑
= 73.60 rev
The blade turned with 73.60 rev during this time in interval.

3. An electric turntable 0.820 m in diameter is rotating about a fixed axis with an initial angular
velocity of 0.240 rev/s and a constant angular acceleration of 0.800 rev/s2. (a) Compute
the angular velocity of the turntable after 0.400 s. (b) Through how many revolutions has
the turntable spun in this time interval? (c) What is the tangential speed of a point on the
rim of the turntable at t= 0.400 s? (d) What is the magnitude of the resultant acceleration
of a point on the rim at t = 0.400 s?

Diameter = 0.820m
Radius = 0.410 m
𝑟𝑒𝑣
∝= 0.800 2
𝑠
𝜔𝑖 = 0.240 𝑟𝑒𝑣/𝑠
t = 0.4 s

(a) Compute the angular velocity of the turntable after 0.400 s.

𝜔 = 𝜔0 +∝ 𝑡
𝑟𝑒𝑣 𝑟𝑒𝑣 𝑟𝑒𝑣
= 0.240 + (0.800 ) (0.400𝑠) = 0.56
𝑠 𝑠2 𝑠
𝒓𝒆𝒗 𝟐𝝅𝒓𝒂𝒅 𝒓𝒂𝒅
= 𝟎. 𝟓𝟔 ( ) = 𝟑. 𝟓𝟐
𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗 𝒔

(b) Through how many revolutions has the turntable spun in this time interval?
𝑟𝑎𝑑 1 𝑟𝑒𝑣
𝜔𝑎𝑣−2 ∆𝑡 = (3.52 )( )(0.4𝑠) = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝒓𝒆𝒗
𝑠 2𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑
(c) What is the tangential speed of a point on the rim of the turntable at t= 0.400 s?
0.56𝑟𝑒𝑣 2𝜋𝑟𝑎𝑑
𝑣 = 𝑟𝜔 = (0.410𝑚) ( )( ) = 𝟏. 𝟒𝟒 𝒎/𝒔
𝑠 1 𝑟𝑒𝑣
(d) What is the magnitude of the resultant acceleration of a point on the rim at t = 0.400 s?

a = √(𝑤 2 𝑟)2 + √(∝ 𝑟)2

0.56rev 0.800rev
= √[( ) (2πrad/rev))2 (0.410m)2 ] + [( ) (2πrad/rev)(0.410m)2 ]
s s2
= 𝟓. 𝟒𝟖 𝒎/𝒔𝟐

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4. Four small spheres, each of which you can regard as a point of
mass 0.400 kg, are arranged in a square 0.700 m on a side and
connected by extremely light rods. Find the moment of inertia of
the system about an axis (a) through the center of the square,
perpendicular to its plane (an axis through point O in the figure);
(b) bisecting two opposite sides of the square (an axis along the
line AB in the figure); (c) that passes through the centers of the
upper left and lower right spheres and through point O.
(Note: Change the value in the figure)

(a) Through the center of the square, perpendicular to its plane

(0.7)2 (0.7)2
r =√ + =
2 2
r = 0.495 m
I =∑ mr 2
= 4(0.4𝑘𝑔)(0.495𝑚)2
= 𝟎. 𝟑𝟗𝟐 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐
The moment of inertia through the center of the square, perpendicular to its plane is
0.392 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐
(b) Bisecting two opposite sides of the square (an axis along the line AB in the figure)

I =∑ mr 2
1
= (0.4𝑘𝑔)(0.350𝑚)2
2
= 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟒𝟓 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐
The moment of inertia bisecting two opposite sides of the square is 0.0245 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐
(c) that passes through the centers of the upper left and lower right spheres
I =∑ mr 2
= 2(0.4𝑘𝑔)(0.350𝑚)2
= 0.098 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐
The moment of inertia that passes through the centers of the upper left and lower right spheres
is 0.098 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐 .

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5. A wagon wheel is constructed. The radius of the wheel is 0.400 m, and the rim has mass
1.50 kg. Each of the eight spokes that lie along a diameter and are 0.400 m long has mass
0.290 kg. What is the moment of inertia of the wheel about an axis through its center and
perpendicular to the plane of the wheel?

r=0.400m
𝑚𝑟𝑖𝑚 = 1.50𝑘𝑔
𝐿𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒 = 0.400𝑚
𝑚𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒 = 0.290𝑘𝑔

𝐼1 =∑ mr 2
= (1.50𝑘𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑚 )(0.4𝑚)2
= 0.24 𝑘𝑔𝑚2

𝐼2 =∑ mr 2
1
=8 ( 𝑚𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒 𝐿𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒 2 )
3
1
= 8 ( (0.290 𝑘𝑔)(0.400)2 )
3
= 0.1237 𝑘𝑔𝑚2

𝐼𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 𝐼1 + 𝐼2
= 0.24 𝑘𝑔𝑚2 + 0.1237 𝑘𝑔𝑚2
= 0.364 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐

The moment of inertia of the wheel about an axis through its center and perpendicular to the
plane of the wheel is 0.364 𝒌𝒈𝒎𝟐 .

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