Physics 121 Homework for Exam #4
Assignment #25 Section 9-1 Date Due: Mon. March 3
Assignment #26 Section 9-1 Skip this Exercise
Assignment #27 Sections 9-3 & 9-5 Date Due: Tue. March 4
Assignment #28 Section 9-2 Date Due: Wed. March 5
Assignment #29 Sections 9-4 & 9-6 Date Due: Fri. March 7
Assignment #30 Section 10-2 & 10-4 Date Due: Mon. March 10
Assignment #31 Sections 10-2 & 10-4 Date Due: Tue. March 11
On the following homework, do not leave your answers as expressions containing the Greek symbol p. Express your answer as a number to three significant figures, such as 6.28 rad/sec rather than 2 p rad/sec.

START for EXAM #4 CHAPTER 9
Assignment #25 Section 9-1 Date Due: Mon. March 3
25-1. A mounted wheel with a radius 32.0 cm {46.0 cm} that has 8 spokes, rotates about its center on a frictionless bearing. The wheel makes 160 revolutions {1850 rev} in 2.60 minutes.
(A) What is the angular velocity (in rad /s) and the linear velocity (in m/s) of the edge of the wheel ?
Ans: {34.3 m/s, 74.5 rad/s}

(B) How long will it take the wheel to rotate through 79.3o ?
Ans: {18.6 ms}
BONUS:
(C) If a 21.0 cm long arrow is shot at the wheel (parallel to the axis of rotation), what is the minimum speed that the arrow must have to get through the spokes ? Assume that the width of each spoke is negligible. If the widths of the spokes are negligible, does it matter where between the hub and the rim the arrow is aimed ?
Ans: {19.9 m/s, ?}
25-2. A medical laboratory centrifuge is rotating at 3600 rpm {4200 rpm}. When it is switched off, it rotates 78.3 times {64.0 times} before it comes to rest. Assuming constant angular deceleration,
(A) what is its angular deceleration ?
Ans: {a = -241 rad/s 2}

(B) how long did it take to come to rest ?
Ans: {t = 1.83 sec}


Assignment #26 Section 9-1 Skip this Exercise
Because of time constraints this quarter we are skipping this exercise. Moreover, This exercise requires integration which some of you may not be familiar.

26-1. The initial angular velocity of the flywheel is 380 rpm. The angular acceleration of a flywheel decays exponentially according to

a(t) = aoe-t/t where ao = 1.05 rad/s2 {3.90 rad/s2}, t = 5.60 s {11.6 s}e-t/t
(A) Determine w(t), the angular velocity as a function of time. Hint you will need to integrate a( t) to find w(t).
Ans: {w(t) = 85.0 rad/s - (45.2 rad/s) e-t/t}

(B) What is the angular velocity of the flywheel after 5.00 s ?
Ans: {55.6 rad/s}

(C) Determine q(t), angular rotation as function of time ? Assume that q(0) = 0.
Ans: {q(t) = (85.0 rad/s) t + (525 rad)(e-t/t -1)}

(D) What is the average angular velocity during the first 15.0 s ?
Ans: {wav = 59.6 rad/s}


Assignment #27 Sections 9-3 & 9-5 Date Due: Tue. March 4
27-1. Calculate the rotational inertia and the rotational energy of each of the following:
(A) A 450 gram {300 g} solid yellow-striped ball with a radius of 4.75 cm {3.00 cm} spinning at 15.2 revolutions per second {2.50 rev/s} about its center.
Ans: {I = 1.08x10-4kg-m2, w = 15.7 rad/s, RE = .0133 J}

(B) A 375 kg {400 kg} solid granite disk of radius 12.5 cm revolving about a point 5.80 cm from it center. If it takes the disk 1.45 s {2.50 s} to make one complete revolution.
Ans: {I = 4.47 kg-m2, w = 2.51 rad/s, RE = 14.1 J}
BONUS:
(C) A 2.50 m {3.70 m} long thin bar of mass 780 grams rotates about one end with a 420 g bead of inconsequential size attached 1.75 m from the pivot point. When the end of the rod is given an initial speed of 220 cm/s ?
Ans:{Isys = 4.85 kg-m2, w = .595 rad/s, RE = .857 J}


Assignment #28 Section 9-2 Date Due: Wed. March 5
28-1. A 104 cm long horizontal bar under the influence of gravity has a mass of 620 g and is pivoted so that the bar can rotate vertically about point A which is 17.0 cm from one end of the bar {point B that is 28.0 cm from the other end - note that changing the pivot point means all but one of the forces generates a different torque on the bar}.

(A) What is the moment of inertia of the bar about point A {B} ?
Ans: {I = .0916 kg-m2}

(B) What is the net torque that is acting on the bar ? Note that the weight of the bar also exerts a torque on the bar when it is not pivoted about its center of mass.
Ans: {t net = -2.557 + 1.458 + 0 + 1.036 + 0 = -.0628 N-m, clockwise}

(C) What is the angular acceleration of the bar initially ?
Ans: {a = -.686 rad/s2, clockwise}
BONUS:
28-2. A solid cylindrical grindstone with a radius of 53.0 cm and mass of 27.0 kg is rotating at 10.3 rad/s about a horizontal axis through its center. A 3.70 kg block, attached to a horizontal cord, is placed on top of the revolving grindstone. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is .370 {.560},
(A) how long and how many revolutions will the grindstone make before the grindstone comes to a halt ?
Ans: {3.63 sec, 2.97 rev}



Assignment #29 Sections 9-4 & 9-6 Date Due: Fri. March 7

29. A thin cord is wrapped around the outside of a solid disk with a mass of 11.0 kg and radius of 13.0 cm. The cord is pulled horizontally by a constant force of 4.72 N {42.9 N} applied to the cord. If the disk starts from rest and rolls without slipping it will have and constant angular acceleration of 4.40 rad/s 2 {40.0 rad/s 2}.
(A) What is the linear velocity of the center of mass of the disk 3.70 seconds after it starts rolling ?
Ans:{19.2 m/s}

(B) What is the net torque acting about the center of mass of the disk ?
Ans:{3.72 N·m}

(C) What is the magnitude and direction of the force of friction acting on the disk due to its contact with the surface ?
Ans:{14.3 N to the right}

(D) What is the net work done on the disk after 3.70 seconds ?
Ans:{3.05 kJ}

BONUS:
(E) If the coefficient of static friction is equal to .520 {.480}, what minimum applied force will cause the disk to slip rather than roll without slipping ?
Ans:{155 N}


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Homework for Chapter 10
Assignment #30 Section 10-2 & 10-4 Date Due: Mon. March 10
30. A woman with a mass of 47.0 kg {62.0 kg} stands on the rim of a horizontal turntable with a moment of inertia of 530 kg-m2 and radius of 3.40 m {2.50 m}. The system is initially at rest, and the turntable is free to rotate about its center on frictionless bearings. The woman takes off from rest and runs around the rim in counterclockwise direction at a constant speed of 1.50 m/s relative to the ground .
(A) After the woman starts running, what is the total angular momentum of the woman and the turntable ?
Ans: {Ltotal = 0}
(B) What is the angular momentum of the table after the woman starts running ?
Ans: {LT = -233 kg-m 2/s}

(C) What is the angular velocity of the table and its direction after the woman starts running ?
Ans: {wT = -.439 rad/s, clockwise}

(D) What is the minimum amount of work that the woman must do to set herself and the turntable in motion in part (C) ?
Ans: {W = 121 J}

(E) How fast is the woman running on the surface of the turntable in m/s (i.e. what is her speed relative to the surface of the turntable ?
(F) If she stops running and slides to a stop on the turntable, how fast will the turntable be moving ?

BONUS:
(G) If the woman runs at 1.50 m/s on the ground, tangent to the rim of the turntable, and then jumps onto the rim of the turntable, what would be the turntable's final angular velocity in this situation ? Assume the turntable is at rest before she jumps on and that she comes to a rest on the turntable after she is on the turntable.


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Assignment #31 Sections 10-2 & 10-4 Date Due: Tue. March 11

31. A 3.80 m long bar with a mass of 2.60 kg is pivoted about one end by a frictionless barring. Initially the bar is horizontal when it is released, rotating counterclockwise. When the bar reaches the bottom of its arc it collides with a 1.90 kg block resting on a frictionless horizontal tabletop. After the collision the block is observed to be moving to the right at speed of 5.50 m/s {3.50 m/s}. ( This problem involves both the conservation of angular momentum and the conservation of linear momentum.)
(A) How much angular momentum is lost during this collision ?
Ans:{None}

(B) What is the angular momentum of the bar just before it collides with the block ?
Ans:{34.8 kg m 2/s}

(C) What is the magnitude and direction of the angular velocity of the bar just after the collision ?
Ans:{.762 rad/s, CCW}

(D) How much energy is lost during this collision ?
Ans:{33.1 J}

BONUS:
(E) If the collision last for 23.0 ms, what average force does the rod exert on the block ?
Ans:{289 N}

Exam #4 Wednesday December 5
Rotational Dynamics
Angular Velocity & Acceleration
Tangential Velocity & Acceleration
Centripetal Force & Acceleration
Moment of Inertia
Rotational Energy
Torque & Rotational 2nd Law
Conservation of Angular Momentum