{"id":615,"date":"2017-11-14T13:47:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/chapter\/newtons-second-law-for-rotation\/"},"modified":"2017-11-18T01:30:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T01:30:08","slug":"newtons-second-law-for-rotation","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/chapter\/newtons-second-law-for-rotation\/","title":{"raw":"Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation","rendered":"Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calculate the torques on rotating systems about a fixed axis to find the angular acceleration<\/li>\n<li>Explain how changes in the moment of inertia of a rotating system affect angular acceleration with a fixed applied torque<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134711893\">In this section, we put together all the pieces learned so far in this chapter to analyze the dynamics of rotating rigid bodies. We have analyzed motion with kinematics and rotational kinetic energy but have not yet connected these ideas with force and\/or torque. In this section, we introduce the rotational equivalent to Newton\u2019s second law of motion and apply it to rigid bodies with fixed-axis rotation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bc-section section\" id=\"fs-id1167134970204\">\n<h3>Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation<\/h3>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134457416\">We have thus far found many counterparts to the translational terms used throughout this text, most recently, torque, the rotational analog to force. This raises the question: Is there an analogous equation to Newton\u2019s second law, [latex]\\Sigma \\stackrel{\\to }{F}=m\\stackrel{\\to }{a},[\/latex] which involves torque and rotational motion? To investigate this, we start with Newton\u2019s second law for a single particle rotating around an axis and executing circular motion. Let\u2019s exert a force [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{F}[\/latex] on a point mass <em>m<\/em> that is at a distance <em>r<\/em> from a pivot point (<a href=\"#CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a>). The particle is constrained to move in a circular path with fixed radius and the force is tangent to the circle. We apply Newton\u2019s second law to determine the magnitude of the acceleration <em>[latex]a=F\\text{\/}m[\/latex]<\/em> in the direction of [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{F}[\/latex]. Recall that the magnitude of the tangential acceleration is proportional to the magnitude of the angular acceleration by [latex]a=r\\alpha [\/latex]. Substituting this expression into Newton\u2019s second law, we obtain<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134862830\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]F=mr\\alpha .[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div class=\"bc-figure figure\" id=\"CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table\">\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">An object is supported by a horizontal frictionless table and is attached to a pivot point by a cord that supplies centripetal force. A force [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{F}[\/latex] is applied to the object perpendicular to the radius <em>r<\/em>, causing it to accelerate about the pivot point. The force is perpendicular to <em>r<\/em>.<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134878181\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a table with a frictionless tabletop. An object with the mass m is supported by a horizontal frictionless table and is attached to a pivot point by a cord with the length r. A force F is applied to the object perpendicular to the cord r.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134897734\">Multiply both sides of this equation by <em>r<\/em>,<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134651630\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]rF=m{r}^{2}\\alpha .[\/latex]<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134650762\">Note that the left side of this equation is the torque about the axis of rotation, where <em>r<\/em> is the lever arm and <em>F<\/em> is the force, perpendicular to <em>r<\/em>. Recall that the moment of inertia for a point particle is[latex]I=m{r}^{2}[\/latex]. The torque applied perpendicularly to the point mass in <a href=\"#CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> is therefore<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134891146\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\tau =I\\alpha .[\/latex]<\/div>\n<p><em>The torque on the particle is equal to the moment of inertia about the rotation axis times the angular acceleration<\/em>. We can generalize this equation to a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134886602\">\n<div>Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134511100\">If more than one torque acts on a rigid body about a fixed axis, then the sum of the torques equals the moment of inertia times the angular acceleration:<\/p>\n<div>[latex]\\sum _{i}{\\tau }_{i}=I\\alpha .[\/latex]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The term [latex]I\\alpha [\/latex] is a scalar quantity and can be positive or negative (counterclockwise or clockwise) depending upon the sign of the net torque. Remember the convention that counterclockwise angular acceleration is positive. Thus, if a rigid body is rotating clockwise and experiences a positive torque (counterclockwise), the angular acceleration is positive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134488660\"><a href=\"#fs-id1167134508536\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> is <span>Newton\u2019s second law for rotation<\/span> and tells us how to relate torque, moment of inertia, and rotational kinematics. This is called the equation for <span>rotational dynamics<\/span>. With this equation, we can solve a whole class of problems involving force and rotation. It makes sense that the relationship for how much force it takes to rotate a body would include the moment of inertia, since that is the quantity that tells us how easy or hard it is to change the rotational motion of an object.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bc-section section\" id=\"fs-id1167134861171\">\n<h3>Deriving Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation in Vector Form<\/h3>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134757778\">As before, when we found the angular acceleration, we may also find the torque vector. The second law [latex]\\Sigma \\stackrel{\\to }{F}=m\\stackrel{\\to }{a}[\/latex] tells us the relationship between net force and how to change the translational motion of an object. We have a vector rotational equivalent of this equation, which can be found by using <a href=\"\/contents\/4b1a90cd-dfdb-43de-88a9-a7b602314c24#fs-id1167134860789\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> and <a href=\"\/contents\/4b1a90cd-dfdb-43de-88a9-a7b602314c24#CNX_UPhysics_10_01_AngTanVec\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a>. <a href=\"\/contents\/4b1a90cd-dfdb-43de-88a9-a7b602314c24#fs-id1167134860789\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> relates the angular acceleration to the position and tangential acceleration vectors:<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134863999\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{a}=\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\stackrel{\\to }{r}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134688716\">We form the cross product of this equation with [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{r}[\/latex] and use a cross product identity (note that [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\u00b7\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }=0[\/latex]):<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134518632\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\stackrel{\\to }{a}=\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\left(\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\right)=\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }\\left(\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\u00b7\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\right)-\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\left(\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\u00b7\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }\\right)=\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }\\left(\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\u00b7\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\right)=\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }{r}^{2}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131107920\">We now form the cross product of Newton\u2019s second law with the position vector [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{r},[\/latex]<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134881719\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\Sigma \\left(\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\stackrel{\\to }{F}\\right)=\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\left(m\\stackrel{\\to }{a}\\right)=m\\stackrel{\\to }{r}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\stackrel{\\to }{a}=m{r}^{2}\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134534508\">Identifying the first term on the left as the sum of the torques, and [latex]m{r}^{2}[\/latex] as the moment of inertia, we arrive at Newton\u2019s second law of rotation in vector form:<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134512030\">[latex]\\Sigma \\stackrel{\\to }{\\tau }=I\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134866352\">This equation is exactly <a href=\"#fs-id1167134508536\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> but with the torque and angular acceleration as vectors. An important point is that the torque vector is in the same direction as the angular acceleration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bc-section section\">\n<h3>Applying the Rotational Dynamics Equation<\/h3>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134443040\">Before we apply the rotational dynamics equation to some everyday situations, let\u2019s review a general problem-solving strategy for use with this category of problems.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134538404\" class=\"problem-solving\">\n<div>Problem-Solving Strategy: Rotational Dynamics<\/div>\n<ol id=\"fs-id1167134442126\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Examine the situation to determine that torque and mass are involved in the rotation. Draw a careful sketch of the situation.<\/li>\n<li>Determine the system of interest.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a free-body diagram. That is, draw and label all external forces acting on the system of interest.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the pivot point. If the object is in equilibrium, it must be in equilibrium for all possible pivot points\u2013\u2013chose the one that simplifies your work the most.<\/li>\n<li>Apply [latex]\\sum _{i}{\\tau }_{i}=I\\alpha [\/latex], the rotational equivalent of Newton\u2019s second law, to solve the problem. Care must be taken to use the correct moment of inertia and to consider the torque about the point of rotation.<\/li>\n<li>As always, check the solution to see if it is reasonable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134515317\" class=\"textbox examples\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134664382\"><span>Calculating the Effect of Mass Distribution on a Merry-Go-Round<\/span>Consider the father pushing a playground merry-go-round in <a href=\"#CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Merry\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a>. He exerts a force of 250 N at the edge of the 50.0-kg merry-go-round, which has a 1.50-m radius. Calculate the angular acceleration produced (a) when no one is on the merry-go-round and (b) when an 18.0-kg child sits 1.25 m away from the center. Consider the merry-go-round itself to be a uniform disk with negligible friction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bc-figure figure\" id=\"CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Merry\">\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">A father pushes a playground merry-go-round at its edge and perpendicular to its radius to achieve maximum torque.<\/div>\n<p><span><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Merry.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a man that pushes a merry-go-round at its edge and perpendicular to its radius.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134681573\"><span>Strategy<\/span><br>\nThe net torque is given directly by the expression [latex]\\sum _{i}{\\tau }_{i}=I\\alpha [\/latex], To solve for [latex]\\alpha [\/latex], we must first calculate the net torque [latex]\\tau [\/latex] (which is the same in both cases) and moment of inertia <em>I<\/em> (which is greater in the second case).<\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134562572\"><span>Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-id1167134862695\" type=\"a\">\n<li>The moment of inertia of a solid disk about this axis is given in <a href=\"\/contents\/1b0f645a-e293-4925-9c9b-1dfc7a29ab03#CNX_UPhysics_10_04_RotInertia\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> to be\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\frac{1}{2}M{R}^{2}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>We have [latex]M=50.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex] and [latex]R=1.50\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}[\/latex], so<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134562195\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]I=\\left(0.500\\right)\\left(50.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}\\right){\\left(1.50\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}\\right)}^{2}=56.25{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>To find the net torque, we note that the applied force is perpendicular to the radius and friction is negligible, so that<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134514313\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\tau =rF\\text{sin}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\theta =\\left(1.50\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}\\right)\\left(250.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\\right)=375.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N-m}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now, after we substitute the known values, we find the angular acceleration to be<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134760414\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\alpha =\\frac{\\tau }{I}=\\frac{375.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N-m}}{56.25{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}}=6.67\\frac{\\text{rad}}{{\\text{s}}^{2}}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>We expect the angular acceleration for the system to be less in this part because the moment of inertia is greater when the child is on the merry-go-round. To find the total moment of inertia <em>I<\/em>, we first find the child\u2019s moment of inertia [latex]{I}_{\\text{c}}[\/latex] by approximating the child as a point mass at a distance of 1.25 m from the axis. Then\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134858415\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]{I}_{\\text{c}}=m{R}^{2}=\\left(18.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}\\right){\\left(1.25\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}\\right)}^{2}=28.13{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The total moment of inertia is the sum of the moments of inertia of the merry-go-round and the child (about the same axis):<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134886469\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]I=28.13{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}+56.25{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}=84.38{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Substituting known values into the equation for <em>\u03b1<\/em> gives<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134969438\" class=\"unnumbered\">[latex]\\alpha =\\frac{\\tau }{I}=\\frac{375.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N-m}}{84.38{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}}=4.44\\frac{\\text{rad}}{{\\text{s}}^{2}}.[\/latex]<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span>Significance<\/span><br>\nThe angular acceleration is less when the child is on the merry-go-round than when the merry-go-round is empty, as expected. The angular accelerations found are quite large, partly due to the fact that friction was considered to be negligible. If, for example, the father kept pushing perpendicularly for 2.00 s, he would give the merry-go-round an angular velocity of 13.3 rad\/s when it is empty but only 8.89 rad\/s when the child is on it. In terms of revolutions per second, these angular velocities are 2.12 rev\/s and 1.41 rev\/s, respectively. The father would end up running at about 50 km\/h in the first case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134669584\" class=\"check-understanding\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134899720\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134638811\"><strong>Check Your Understanding<\/strong> The fan blades on a jet engine have a moment of inertia [latex]30.0{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}[\/latex]. In 10 s, they rotate counterclockwise from rest up to a rotation rate of 20 rev\/s. (a) What torque must be applied to the blades to achieve this angular acceleration? (b) What is the torque required to bring the fan blades rotating at 20 rev\/s to a rest in 20 s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134858538\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131112464\">a. The angular acceleration is [latex]\\alpha =\\frac{20.0\\left(2\\pi \\right)\\text{rad}\\text{\/}\\text{s}-0}{10.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{s}}=12.56\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex]. Solving for the torque, we have [latex]\\sum _{i}{\\tau }_{i}=I\\alpha =\\left(30.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}\u00b7{\\text{m}}^{2}\\right)\\left(12.56\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}\\right)=376.80\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\u00b7\\text{m}[\/latex]; b. The angular acceleration is [latex]\\alpha =\\frac{0-20.0\\left(2\\pi \\right)\\text{rad}\\text{\/}\\text{s}}{20.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{s}}=-6.28\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex]. Solving for the torque, we have [latex]\\sum _{i}{\\tau }_{i}=I\\alpha =\\left(30.0{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}\\right)\\left(-6.28\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}\\right)=-188.50\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\u00b7\\text{m}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1167134646273\">\n<li>Newton\u2019s second law for rotation, [latex]\\sum _{i}{\\tau }_{i}=I\\alpha [\/latex], says that the sum of the torques on a rotating system about a fixed axis equals the product of the moment of inertia and the angular acceleration. This is the rotational analog to Newton\u2019s second law of linear motion.<\/li>\n<li>In the vector form of Newton\u2019s second law for rotation, the torque vector [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{\\tau }[\/latex] is in the same direction as the angular acceleration [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{\\alpha }[\/latex]. If the angular acceleration of a rotating system is positive, the torque on the system is also positive, and if the angular acceleration is negative, the torque is negative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-conceptual-questions\" id=\"fs-id1167134682344\">\n<h3>Conceptual Questions<\/h3>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134760962\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134881876\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134604221\">If you were to stop a spinning wheel with a constant force, where on the wheel would you apply the force to produce the maximum negative acceleration?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134884496\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134884498\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134884500\">A rod is pivoted about one end. Two forces [latex]\\stackrel{\\to }{F}\\text{and}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}-\\stackrel{\\to }{F}[\/latex] are applied to it. Under what circumstances will the rod not rotate?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109815\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131109817\">If the forces are along the axis of rotation, or if they have the same lever arm and are applied at a point on the rod.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-problems\" id=\"fs-id1167131109824\">\n<h3>Problems<\/h3>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109831\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109833\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131109835\">You have a grindstone (a disk) that is 90.0 kg, has a 0.340-m radius, and is turning at 90.0 rpm, and you press a steel axe against it with a radial force of 20.0 N. (a) Assuming the kinetic coefficient of friction between steel and stone is 0.20, calculate the angular acceleration of the grindstone. (b) How many turns will the stone make before coming to rest?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115995\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115997\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131115999\">Suppose you exert a force of 180 N tangential to a 0.280-m-radius, 75.0-kg grindstone (a solid disk). (a)What torque is exerted? (b) What is the angular acceleration assuming negligible opposing friction? (c) What is the angular acceleration if there is an opposing frictional force of 20.0 N exerted 1.50 cm from the axis?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131116006\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131116009\">a. [latex]\\tau =\\left(0.280\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}\\right)\\left(180.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\\right)=50.4\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\u00b7\\text{m}[\/latex]; b. [latex]\\alpha =17.14\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex];<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>c. [latex]\\alpha =17.04\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134873006\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134873008\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134873010\">A flywheel ([latex]I=50{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}[\/latex]) starting from rest acquires an angular velocity of 200.0 rad\/s while subject to a constant torque from a motor for 5 s. (a) What is the angular acceleration of the flywheel? (b) What is the magnitude of the torque?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134963846\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134963848\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134963850\">A constant torque is applied to a rigid body whose moment of inertia is [latex]4.0{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}[\/latex] around the axis of rotation. If the wheel starts from rest and attains an angular velocity of 20.0 rad\/s in 10.0 s, what is the applied torque?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134963869\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134963872\">[latex]\\tau =8.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\u00b7\\text{m}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131121762\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131121764\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131121766\">A torque of 50.0 N-m is applied to a grinding wheel ([latex]I=20.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\\text{kg-m}}^{2}[\/latex]) for 20 s. (a) If it starts from rest, what is the angular velocity of the grinding wheel after the torque is removed? (b) Through what angle does the wheel move through while the torque is applied?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134966142\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134966144\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134966146\">A flywheel ([latex]I=100.0{\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg-m}}^{2}[\/latex]) rotating at 500.0 rev\/min is brought to rest by friction in 2.0 min. What is the frictional torque on the flywheel?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134966170\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134966172\">[latex]\\tau =-43.6\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}\u00b7\\text{m}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115536\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115538\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131115540\">A uniform cylindrical grinding wheel of mass 50.0 kg and diameter 1.0 m is turned on by an electric motor. The friction in the bearings is negligible. (a) What torque must be applied to the wheel to bring it from rest to 120 rev\/min in 20 revolutions? (b) A tool whose coefficient of kinetic friction with the wheel is 0.60 is pressed perpendicularly against the wheel with a force of 40.0 N. What torque must be supplied by the motor to keep the wheel rotating at a constant angular velocity?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131107637\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131107639\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131107641\">Suppose when Earth was created, it was not rotating. However, after the application of a uniform torque after 6 days, it was rotating at 1 rev\/day. (a) What was the angular acceleration during the 6 days? (b) What torque was applied to Earth during this period? (c) What force tangent to Earth at its equator would produce this torque?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131107648\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131107651\">a. [latex]\\alpha =1.4\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{-10}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{rad}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex];<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>b. [latex]\\tau =1.36\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{28}\\text{N-m}[\/latex]; c. [latex]F=2.1\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{21}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{N}[\/latex]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109093\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109095\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131109097\">A pulley of moment of inertia [latex]2.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\\text{kg-m}}^{2}[\/latex] is mounted on a wall as shown in the following figure. Light strings are wrapped around two circumferences of the pulley and weights are attached. What are (a) the angular acceleration of the pulley and (b) the linear acceleration of the weights? Assume the following data: [latex]{r}_{1}=50\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{cm},\\phantom{\\rule{0.5em}{0ex}}{r}_{2}=20\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{cm},\\phantom{\\rule{0.5em}{0ex}}{m}_{1}=1.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg},\\phantom{\\rule{0.5em}{0ex}}{m}_{2}=2.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134966652\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Prob12_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a pulley mounted on a wall. Light strings are wrapped around two circumferences of the pulley and weights are attached. Smaller weight m1 is attached to the outer circumference of radius r1. Larger weight M2 is attached to the inner circumference of radius r2.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131112903\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131112905\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131112907\">A block of mass 3 kg slides down an inclined plane at an angle of [latex]45\\text{\u00b0}[\/latex] with a massless tether attached to a pulley with mass 1 kg and radius 0.5 m at the top of the incline (see the following figure). The pulley can be approximated as a disk. The coefficient of kinetic friction on the plane is 0.4. What is the acceleration of the block?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167131112920\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_BlocInc_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a block that slides down an inclined plane at an angle of 45 degrees with a tether attached to a pulley.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131112933\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131112936\">[latex]a=3.6\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131119168\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131119170\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131119172\">The cart shown below moves across the table top as the block falls. What is the acceleration of the cart? Neglect friction and assume the following data:[latex]{m}_{1}=2.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg},{m}_{2}=4.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg},I=0.4\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\\text{kg-m}}^{2},r=20\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{cm}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167131119232\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Cart_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows the pulley installed on a table. A cart of mass m2 is attached to one side of the pulley. A weight m1 is attached at another side and hangs in air.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134962861\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134962863\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134962865\">A uniform rod of mass and length is held vertically by two strings of negligible mass, as shown below. (a) Immediately after the string is cut, what is the linear acceleration of the free end of the stick? (b) Of the middle of the stick?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134962871\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_RodTwo_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a rod that is held vertically by two strings connected at its ends. One of the strings is cut with scissors.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134962884\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134962886\">a. [latex]a=r\\alpha =14.7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}\\text{\/}{\\text{s}}^{2}[\/latex]; b. [latex]a=\\frac{L}{2}\\alpha =\\frac{3}{4}g[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134920911\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134920913\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134920915\">A thin stick of mass 0.2 kg and length [latex]L=0.5\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}[\/latex] is attached to the rim of a metal disk of mass [latex]M=2.0\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex] and radius [latex]R=0.3\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{m}[\/latex]. The stick is free to rotate around a horizontal axis through its other end (see the following figure). (a) If the combination is released with the stick horizontal, what is the speed of the center of the disk when the stick is vertical? (b) What is the acceleration of the center of the disk at the instant the stick is released? (c) At the instant the stick passes through the vertical?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134920960\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_SticDis_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure A shows a thin stick attached to the rim of a metal disk. Figure B shows a thin stick that is attached to the rim of a metal disk and rotates around a horizontal axis through its other end.\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Glossary<\/h3>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1167131118823\">\n<dt>Newton\u2019s second law for rotation<\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1167131118830\">sum of the torques on a rotating system equals its moment of inertia times its angular acceleration<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1167131118835\">\n<dt>rotational dynamics<\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1167131118840\">analysis of rotational motion using the net torque and moment of inertia to find the angular acceleration<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calculate the torques on rotating systems about a fixed axis to find the angular acceleration<\/li>\n<li>Explain how changes in the moment of inertia of a rotating system affect angular acceleration with a fixed applied torque<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134711893\">In this section, we put together all the pieces learned so far in this chapter to analyze the dynamics of rotating rigid bodies. We have analyzed motion with kinematics and rotational kinetic energy but have not yet connected these ideas with force and\/or torque. In this section, we introduce the rotational equivalent to Newton\u2019s second law of motion and apply it to rigid bodies with fixed-axis rotation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bc-section section\" id=\"fs-id1167134970204\">\n<h3>Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation<\/h3>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134457416\">We have thus far found many counterparts to the translational terms used throughout this text, most recently, torque, the rotational analog to force. This raises the question: Is there an analogous equation to Newton\u2019s second law, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-9bf40819e3ceda1baa4aa90a851f4280_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#83;&#105;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#32;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;&#61;&#109;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#44;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"25\" width=\"89\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/> which involves torque and rotational motion? To investigate this, we start with Newton\u2019s second law for a single particle rotating around an axis and executing circular motion. Let\u2019s exert a force <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7247d9ea65980e227b547b3d37382865_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"14\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\" \/> on a point mass <em>m<\/em> that is at a distance <em>r<\/em> from a pivot point (<a href=\"#CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a>). The particle is constrained to move in a circular path with fixed radius and the force is tangent to the circle. We apply Newton\u2019s second law to determine the magnitude of the acceleration <em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-3d95d66cf8ea253a03d67c3bf6951bc7_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#97;&#61;&#70;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#109;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"71\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/em> in the direction of <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7247d9ea65980e227b547b3d37382865_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"14\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\" \/>. Recall that the magnitude of the tangential acceleration is proportional to the magnitude of the angular acceleration by <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-cfcf69cd1c4403d0d01d85e05f472c3a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#97;&#61;&#114;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"8\" width=\"52\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/>. Substituting this expression into Newton\u2019s second law, we obtain<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134862830\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b9f445b040b00a8a426575213fdb22d3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#70;&#61;&#109;&#114;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"12\" width=\"77\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bc-figure figure\" id=\"CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table\">\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">An object is supported by a horizontal frictionless table and is attached to a pivot point by a cord that supplies centripetal force. A force <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7247d9ea65980e227b547b3d37382865_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"14\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\" \/> is applied to the object perpendicular to the radius <em>r<\/em>, causing it to accelerate about the pivot point. The force is perpendicular to <em>r<\/em>.<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134878181\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a table with a frictionless tabletop. An object with the mass m is supported by a horizontal frictionless table and is attached to a pivot point by a cord with the length r. A force F is applied to the object perpendicular to the cord r.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134897734\">Multiply both sides of this equation by <em>r<\/em>,<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134651630\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1a0f8167e48818b1b1aaed4578f129ed_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#114;&#70;&#61;&#109;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"15\" width=\"93\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134650762\">Note that the left side of this equation is the torque about the axis of rotation, where <em>r<\/em> is the lever arm and <em>F<\/em> is the force, perpendicular to <em>r<\/em>. Recall that the moment of inertia for a point particle is<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-289fe8429599ec4a33e5a304a5e9501e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#61;&#109;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"15\" width=\"64\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/>. The torque applied perpendicularly to the point mass in <a href=\"#CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Table\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> is therefore<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134891146\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-f542adee1f2ff6696993213dbc36e2b8_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"12\" width=\"58\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>The torque on the particle is equal to the moment of inertia about the rotation axis times the angular acceleration<\/em>. We can generalize this equation to a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134886602\">\n<div>Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134511100\">If more than one torque acts on a rigid body about a fixed axis, then the sum of the torques equals the moment of inertia times the angular acceleration:<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-018d5c6eb10c01ec1f767c3a59582f7c_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#117;&#109;&#32;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"89\" style=\"vertical-align: -5px;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The term <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-ddf5d60e683b6302c8094a314cb2ef16_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"12\" width=\"20\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/> is a scalar quantity and can be positive or negative (counterclockwise or clockwise) depending upon the sign of the net torque. Remember the convention that counterclockwise angular acceleration is positive. Thus, if a rigid body is rotating clockwise and experiences a positive torque (counterclockwise), the angular acceleration is positive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134488660\"><a href=\"#fs-id1167134508536\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> is <span>Newton\u2019s second law for rotation<\/span> and tells us how to relate torque, moment of inertia, and rotational kinematics. This is called the equation for <span>rotational dynamics<\/span>. With this equation, we can solve a whole class of problems involving force and rotation. It makes sense that the relationship for how much force it takes to rotate a body would include the moment of inertia, since that is the quantity that tells us how easy or hard it is to change the rotational motion of an object.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bc-section section\" id=\"fs-id1167134861171\">\n<h3>Deriving Newton\u2019s Second Law for Rotation in Vector Form<\/h3>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134757778\">As before, when we found the angular acceleration, we may also find the torque vector. The second law <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-d59e4aa1408b4464fdb542083c9a7eaa_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#83;&#105;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#32;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;&#61;&#109;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#97;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"84\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\" \/> tells us the relationship between net force and how to change the translational motion of an object. We have a vector rotational equivalent of this equation, which can be found by using <a href=\"\/contents\/4b1a90cd-dfdb-43de-88a9-a7b602314c24#fs-id1167134860789\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> and <a href=\"\/contents\/4b1a90cd-dfdb-43de-88a9-a7b602314c24#CNX_UPhysics_10_01_AngTanVec\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a>. <a href=\"\/contents\/4b1a90cd-dfdb-43de-88a9-a7b602314c24#fs-id1167134860789\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> relates the angular acceleration to the position and tangential acceleration vectors:<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134863999\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7ab2a9b874012d2729e93fafdd4edfd7_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"81\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134688716\">We form the cross product of this equation with <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-23fc6b72ec91bb05929a36cf24c3b1df_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"13\" style=\"vertical-align: 1px;\" \/> and use a cross product identity (note that <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-2fc3a02c6aaa43eec96405183b95022b_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#61;&#48;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/>):<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134518632\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-675f34e1fc653ea6d61cf8a59888a48b_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#45;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"33\" width=\"501\" style=\"vertical-align: -12px;\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131107920\">We now form the cross product of Newton\u2019s second law with the position vector <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-ebadf6e92b56cfcc340f92c706246aa7_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#44;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"18\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134881719\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-430ffb709651feb6d709b52f4b60a7e1_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#83;&#105;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#32;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#109;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#109;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#61;&#109;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"33\" width=\"351\" style=\"vertical-align: -12px;\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134534508\">Identifying the first term on the left as the sum of the torques, and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-09e0498f99fcc3dfd1dfd794858c0928_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#109;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"15\" width=\"31\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/> as the moment of inertia, we arrive at Newton\u2019s second law of rotation in vector form:<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134512030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-713a335439c2281f765a596b7e95d071_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#83;&#105;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#32;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"87\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134866352\">This equation is exactly <a href=\"#fs-id1167134508536\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> but with the torque and angular acceleration as vectors. An important point is that the torque vector is in the same direction as the angular acceleration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bc-section section\">\n<h3>Applying the Rotational Dynamics Equation<\/h3>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134443040\">Before we apply the rotational dynamics equation to some everyday situations, let\u2019s review a general problem-solving strategy for use with this category of problems.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134538404\" class=\"problem-solving\">\n<div>Problem-Solving Strategy: Rotational Dynamics<\/div>\n<ol id=\"fs-id1167134442126\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Examine the situation to determine that torque and mass are involved in the rotation. Draw a careful sketch of the situation.<\/li>\n<li>Determine the system of interest.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a free-body diagram. That is, draw and label all external forces acting on the system of interest.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the pivot point. If the object is in equilibrium, it must be in equilibrium for all possible pivot points\u2013\u2013chose the one that simplifies your work the most.<\/li>\n<li>Apply <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b3933b7e302cebd0191881a9decab1d3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#117;&#109;&#32;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"84\" style=\"vertical-align: -5px;\" \/>, the rotational equivalent of Newton\u2019s second law, to solve the problem. Care must be taken to use the correct moment of inertia and to consider the torque about the point of rotation.<\/li>\n<li>As always, check the solution to see if it is reasonable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134515317\" class=\"textbox examples\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134664382\"><span>Calculating the Effect of Mass Distribution on a Merry-Go-Round<\/span>Consider the father pushing a playground merry-go-round in <a href=\"#CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Merry\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a>. He exerts a force of 250 N at the edge of the 50.0-kg merry-go-round, which has a 1.50-m radius. Calculate the angular acceleration produced (a) when no one is on the merry-go-round and (b) when an 18.0-kg child sits 1.25 m away from the center. Consider the merry-go-round itself to be a uniform disk with negligible friction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bc-figure figure\" id=\"CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Merry\">\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">A father pushes a playground merry-go-round at its edge and perpendicular to its radius to achieve maximum torque.<\/div>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Merry.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a man that pushes a merry-go-round at its edge and perpendicular to its radius.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134681573\"><span>Strategy<\/span><br \/>\nThe net torque is given directly by the expression <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b3933b7e302cebd0191881a9decab1d3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#117;&#109;&#32;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"84\" style=\"vertical-align: -5px;\" \/>, To solve for <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-946f8144d4e3d460c8621773145884d3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"8\" width=\"11\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/>, we must first calculate the net torque <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-ac03dc06d394ae61cf07e44856527651_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"8\" width=\"10\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/> (which is the same in both cases) and moment of inertia <em>I<\/em> (which is greater in the second case).<\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134562572\"><span>Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-id1167134862695\" type=\"a\">\n<li>The moment of inertia of a solid disk about this axis is given in <a href=\"\/contents\/1b0f645a-e293-4925-9c9b-1dfc7a29ab03#CNX_UPhysics_10_04_RotInertia\" class=\"autogenerated-content\">(Figure)<\/a> to be\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-237516ccb9fca7d40a385d01a67ef3ea_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#77;&#123;&#82;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"53\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>We have <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-47dd4f0a24ca50d3189aa793cc55027f_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#77;&#61;&#53;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"16\" width=\"96\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/> and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1e1e0f1b5d9c85704df3af9ec259f49e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#82;&#61;&#49;&#46;&#53;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"14\" width=\"87\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/>, so<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134562195\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1c510fb146032182134d9af156e67e6c_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#61;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#48;&#46;&#53;&#48;&#48;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#53;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#123;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#53;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#53;&#54;&#46;&#50;&#53;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"21\" width=\"349\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>To find the net torque, we note that the applied force is perpendicular to the radius and friction is negligible, so that<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134514313\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-36b8d60edbc1787448bece8679cf7cc4_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#61;&#114;&#70;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#105;&#110;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#116;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#53;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#50;&#53;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#51;&#55;&#53;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"357\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now, after we substitute the known values, we find the angular acceleration to be<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134760414\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-4c51eaad85456bacbc1fbe56bc8c4f91_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" 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style=\"vertical-align: -11px;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>We expect the angular acceleration for the system to be less in this part because the moment of inertia is greater when the child is on the merry-go-round. To find the total moment of inertia <em>I<\/em>, we first find the child\u2019s moment of inertia <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-90372c408ffefc10a16b54353ec9d421_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#123;&#73;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#99;&#125;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"15\" width=\"14\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/> by approximating the child as a point mass at a distance of 1.25 m from the axis. Then\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134858415\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-4954431b79207ce8567e7e41063d9706_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#123;&#73;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#99;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#109;&#123;&#82;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#49;&#56;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#123;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#50;&#53;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#50;&#56;&#46;&#49;&#51;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"21\" width=\"358\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The total moment of inertia is the sum of the moments of inertia of the merry-go-round and the child (about the same axis):<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134886469\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-aed7cdcad58b833070e645cbe800059b_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#61;&#50;&#56;&#46;&#49;&#51;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#43;&#53;&#54;&#46;&#50;&#53;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#56;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"354\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Substituting known values into the equation for <em>\u03b1<\/em> gives<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134969438\" class=\"unnumbered\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-355bf3ee03e8307d9c7ffecc84c42a82_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#73;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#55;&#53;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#56;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#52;&#46;&#52;&#52;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#125;&#46;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"28\" width=\"229\" style=\"vertical-align: -11px;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span>Significance<\/span><br \/>\nThe angular acceleration is less when the child is on the merry-go-round than when the merry-go-round is empty, as expected. The angular accelerations found are quite large, partly due to the fact that friction was considered to be negligible. If, for example, the father kept pushing perpendicularly for 2.00 s, he would give the merry-go-round an angular velocity of 13.3 rad\/s when it is empty but only 8.89 rad\/s when the child is on it. In terms of revolutions per second, these angular velocities are 2.12 rev\/s and 1.41 rev\/s, respectively. The father would end up running at about 50 km\/h in the first case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134669584\" class=\"check-understanding\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134899720\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134638811\"><strong>Check Your Understanding<\/strong> The fan blades on a jet engine have a moment of inertia <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-912a4d2bbfffb8b58b0eb9b53f7d695a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#51;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"81\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/>. In 10 s, they rotate counterclockwise from rest up to a rotation rate of 20 rev\/s. (a) What torque must be applied to the blades to achieve this angular acceleration? (b) What is the torque required to bring the fan blades rotating at 20 rev\/s to a rest in 20 s?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134858538\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131112464\">a. The angular acceleration is <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-6fdb0e5cab0df5e202671172dfd1ee27_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#50;&#92;&#112;&#105;&#32;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#45;&#48;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#49;&#50;&#46;&#53;&#54;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"27\" width=\"255\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/>. Solving for the torque, we have <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7b42b42ae6e88aade921d101338ab7e7_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#117;&#109;&#32;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#51;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;&middot;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#49;&#50;&#46;&#53;&#54;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#51;&#55;&#54;&#46;&#56;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"417\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/>; b. The angular acceleration is <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-3c47a80e610ba307200be79647463960_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#48;&#45;&#50;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#50;&#92;&#112;&#105;&#32;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#45;&#54;&#46;&#50;&#56;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"260\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/>. Solving for the torque, we have <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-3cdce4fdc83f533670776c9b9138e521_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#117;&#109;&#32;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#51;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#45;&#54;&#46;&#50;&#56;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#45;&#49;&#56;&#56;&#46;&#53;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"442\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"fs-id1167134646273\">\n<li>Newton\u2019s second law for rotation, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b3933b7e302cebd0191881a9decab1d3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#117;&#109;&#32;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#105;&#125;&#61;&#73;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"84\" style=\"vertical-align: -5px;\" \/>, says that the sum of the torques on a rotating system about a fixed axis equals the product of the moment of inertia and the angular acceleration. This is the rotational analog to Newton\u2019s second law of linear motion.<\/li>\n<li>In the vector form of Newton\u2019s second law for rotation, the torque vector <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-be17dfb13e2f30c188a86b1ba4c7f3b6_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"13\" style=\"vertical-align: 1px;\" \/> is in the same direction as the angular acceleration <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-c74a4f476db028c166022663f71d5298_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"13\" style=\"vertical-align: 1px;\" \/>. If the angular acceleration of a rotating system is positive, the torque on the system is also positive, and if the angular acceleration is negative, the torque is negative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-conceptual-questions\" id=\"fs-id1167134682344\">\n<h3>Conceptual Questions<\/h3>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134760962\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134881876\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134604221\">If you were to stop a spinning wheel with a constant force, where on the wheel would you apply the force to produce the maximum negative acceleration?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134884496\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134884498\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134884500\">A rod is pivoted about one end. Two forces <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7cc1a214cae2baec3ea5aabe7c571904_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#45;&#92;&#115;&#116;&#97;&#99;&#107;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#111;&#32;&#125;&#123;&#70;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"84\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\" \/> are applied to it. Under what circumstances will the rod not rotate?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109815\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131109817\">If the forces are along the axis of rotation, or if they have the same lever arm and are applied at a point on the rod.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-problems\" id=\"fs-id1167131109824\">\n<h3>Problems<\/h3>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109831\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109833\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131109835\">You have a grindstone (a disk) that is 90.0 kg, has a 0.340-m radius, and is turning at 90.0 rpm, and you press a steel axe against it with a radial force of 20.0 N. (a) Assuming the kinetic coefficient of friction between steel and stone is 0.20, calculate the angular acceleration of the grindstone. (b) How many turns will the stone make before coming to rest?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115995\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115997\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131115999\">Suppose you exert a force of 180 N tangential to a 0.280-m-radius, 75.0-kg grindstone (a solid disk). (a)What torque is exerted? (b) What is the angular acceleration assuming negligible opposing friction? (c) What is the angular acceleration if there is an opposing frictional force of 20.0 N exerted 1.50 cm from the axis?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131116006\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131116009\">a. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-0a86cbc8a533dbc90a496cb8a3e9dbf3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#56;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#92;&#108;&#101;&#102;&#116;&#40;&#49;&#56;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&#92;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116;&#41;&#61;&#53;&#48;&#46;&#52;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"267\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/>; b. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-e00bbc0d67cbba81a14ba35514188563_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#49;&#55;&#46;&#49;&#52;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"127\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/>;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>c. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1063f784bd59220d7ea92008e818d8f1_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#49;&#55;&#46;&#48;&#52;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"127\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134873006\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134873008\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134873010\">A flywheel (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-c2bf2f4b80c5bc6b0a2b2bb6dc404d5b_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#61;&#53;&#48;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"100\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/>) starting from rest acquires an angular velocity of 200.0 rad\/s while subject to a constant torque from a motor for 5 s. (a) What is the angular acceleration of the flywheel? (b) What is the magnitude of the torque?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134963846\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134963848\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134963850\">A constant torque is applied to a rigid body whose moment of inertia is <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-89c850155a672ff5c41c3a586b0c6b37_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#52;&#46;&#48;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"72\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/> around the axis of rotation. If the wheel starts from rest and attains an angular velocity of 20.0 rad\/s in 10.0 s, what is the applied torque?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134963869\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134963872\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-4d5e31fb6c31dd2593efcb277b5de15b_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#61;&#56;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"12\" width=\"88\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131121762\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131121764\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131121766\">A torque of 50.0 N-m is applied to a grinding wheel (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-0d7bd86968bcf44a52f4060a52656111_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#61;&#50;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"114\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/>) for 20 s. (a) If it starts from rest, what is the angular velocity of the grinding wheel after the torque is removed? (b) Through what angle does the wheel move through while the torque is applied?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134966142\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134966144\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134966146\">A flywheel (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-6dccd6baa3bf33d67062c57d7eedd6ef_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#73;&#61;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#123;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"123\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/>) rotating at 500.0 rev\/min is brought to rest by friction in 2.0 min. What is the frictional torque on the flywheel?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134966170\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134966172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-2a738bc483168e5e65c9601d8084ac85_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#61;&#45;&#52;&#51;&#46;&#54;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;&middot;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"13\" width=\"111\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115536\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131115538\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131115540\">A uniform cylindrical grinding wheel of mass 50.0 kg and diameter 1.0 m is turned on by an electric motor. The friction in the bearings is negligible. (a) What torque must be applied to the wheel to bring it from rest to 120 rev\/min in 20 revolutions? (b) A tool whose coefficient of kinetic friction with the wheel is 0.60 is pressed perpendicularly against the wheel with a force of 40.0 N. What torque must be supplied by the motor to keep the wheel rotating at a constant angular velocity?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131107637\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131107639\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131107641\">Suppose when Earth was created, it was not rotating. However, after the application of a uniform torque after 6 days, it was rotating at 1 rev\/day. (a) What was the angular acceleration during the 6 days? (b) What torque was applied to Earth during this period? (c) What force tangent to Earth at its equator would produce this torque?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131107648\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131107651\">a. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-f3c713ec86dd4626ca588f436f45603b_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#49;&#46;&#52;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#45;&#49;&#48;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#114;&#97;&#100;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"160\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/>;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>b. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-82f89d17c8e84200f18584abc01a1d6e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#97;&#117;&#32;&#61;&#49;&#46;&#51;&#54;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#56;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#45;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"16\" width=\"138\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/>; c. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-10e05ae269f79befeb87f315c3405bb1_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#70;&#61;&#50;&#46;&#49;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&times;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#49;&#125;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#78;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"16\" width=\"116\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109093\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131109095\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131109097\">A pulley of moment of inertia <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7a75554cf9ffbfecef89e60088d083d2_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#50;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"72\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/> is mounted on a wall as shown in the following figure. Light strings are wrapped around two circumferences of the pulley and weights are attached. What are (a) the angular acceleration of the pulley and (b) the linear acceleration of the weights? Assume the following data: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-0815c33103f211205b92934ddc7f4094_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#123;&#114;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#61;&#53;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#99;&#109;&#125;&#44;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#53;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#114;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#50;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#99;&#109;&#125;&#44;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#53;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#61;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;&#44;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#53;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#50;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"17\" width=\"399\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134966652\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Prob12_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a pulley mounted on a wall. Light strings are wrapped around two circumferences of the pulley and weights are attached. Smaller weight m1 is attached to the outer circumference of radius r1. Larger weight M2 is attached to the inner circumference of radius r2.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131112903\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131112905\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131112907\">A block of mass 3 kg slides down an inclined plane at an angle of <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-2e104257ca81ccb9329a0b9fa023fdba_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#52;&#53;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&deg;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"14\" width=\"17\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/> with a massless tether attached to a pulley with mass 1 kg and radius 0.5 m at the top of the incline (see the following figure). The pulley can be approximated as a disk. The coefficient of kinetic friction on the plane is 0.4. What is the acceleration of the block?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167131112920\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_BlocInc_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a block that slides down an inclined plane at an angle of 45 degrees with a tether attached to a pulley.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131112933\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131112936\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-4fdbb844fe4306bb1bda92e01ae8274a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#97;&#61;&#51;&#46;&#54;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"97\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131119168\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167131119170\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167131119172\">The cart shown below moves across the table top as the block falls. What is the acceleration of the cart? Neglect friction and assume the following data:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b7c0a6228e57e3e407045c5089bb4704_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#123;&#109;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#61;&#50;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;&#44;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#95;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#61;&#52;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;&#44;&#73;&#61;&#48;&#46;&#52;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#45;&#109;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#44;&#114;&#61;&#50;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#99;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"20\" width=\"388\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167131119232\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_Cart_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows the pulley installed on a table. A cart of mass m2 is attached to one side of the pulley. A weight m1 is attached at another side and hangs in air.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134962861\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134962863\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134962865\">A uniform rod of mass and length is held vertically by two strings of negligible mass, as shown below. (a) Immediately after the string is cut, what is the linear acceleration of the free end of the stick? (b) Of the middle of the stick?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134962871\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_RodTwo_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure shows a rod that is held vertically by two strings connected at its ends. One of the strings is cut with scissors.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134962884\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134962886\">a. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1929842ea1b1dfa640cd3bde467ffac7_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#97;&#61;&#114;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#49;&#52;&#46;&#55;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#47;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#115;&#125;&#125;&#94;&#123;&#50;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"149\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/>; b. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1135d32b280355aa3d9146ccfb776126_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#97;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#125;&#92;&#97;&#108;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#32;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#125;&#123;&#52;&#125;&#103;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"101\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134920911\">\n<div id=\"fs-id1167134920913\">\n<p id=\"fs-id1167134920915\">A thin stick of mass 0.2 kg and length <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-94b8476e5e2a57e5aa18fafcc70c6155_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#76;&#61;&#48;&#46;&#53;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"13\" width=\"77\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/> is attached to the rim of a metal disk of mass <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-44ecc1f0a902da33e9f67397a6dd14ad_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#77;&#61;&#50;&#46;&#48;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#107;&#103;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"16\" width=\"87\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px;\" \/> and radius <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-616b2923897aee3bebefe7f2b8276003_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#82;&#61;&#48;&#46;&#51;&#92;&#112;&#104;&#97;&#110;&#116;&#111;&#109;&#123;&#92;&#114;&#117;&#108;&#101;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#101;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#101;&#120;&#125;&#125;&#92;&#116;&#101;&#120;&#116;&#123;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"12\" width=\"78\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/>. The stick is free to rotate around a horizontal axis through its other end (see the following figure). (a) If the combination is released with the stick horizontal, what is the speed of the center of the disk when the stick is vertical? (b) What is the acceleration of the center of the disk at the instant the stick is released? (c) At the instant the stick passes through the vertical?<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fs-id1167134920960\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/289\/2017\/11\/CNX_UPhysics_10_07_SticDis_img.jpg\" alt=\"Figure A shows a thin stick attached to the rim of a metal disk. Figure B shows a thin stick that is attached to the rim of a metal disk and rotates around a horizontal axis through its other end.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Glossary<\/h3>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1167131118823\">\n<dt>Newton\u2019s second law for rotation<\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1167131118830\">sum of the torques on a rotating system equals its moment of inertia times its angular acceleration<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl id=\"fs-id1167131118835\">\n<dt>rotational dynamics<\/dt>\n<dd id=\"fs-id1167131118840\">analysis of rotational motion using the net torque and moment of inertia to find the angular acceleration<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":"all-rights-reserved"},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[56],"class_list":["post-615","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","license-all-rights-reserved"],"part":539,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":616,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/615\/revisions\/616"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/539"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/615\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/universityphysicssandboxbook1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}