Moment of Inertia

Concept Quizzes

Rotational Form of Newton's Second Law
Moment of Inertia of Point Masses
Moment of Inertia of Mass Distributions
Center of mass of a collection of points
Center of a mass distribution

Challenge Quizzes

Moment of Inertia: Level 3-5 Challenges

Rotational Form of Newton's Second Law

I assume that you work through these problems using some sort of writing utensil. Take your pen, balance it on its tip, and let go. It falls over. How fast in m/s is the other end of the pen going when it hits the table, assuming the tip doesn't slip? Take the pen to be a uniform one dimensional rod of length 15 cm.

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If an angular acceleration of $28.0\text{ rad/s}^2$ is generated by a $44.0\text{ N}\cdot\text{m}$ torque on a wheel, then what is the wheel's approximate rotational inertia?

1.9\text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

1.8\text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

1.7\text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

1.6\text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

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Consider a diver who is launching from a diving board. When he launches from the board, his angular speed about his center of mass is changing from $0$ to $5.35\text{ rad/s}$ in $190\text{ ms}.$ If the rotational inertia about his center of mass is $12.0\text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2,$ what is the magnitude of average external torque on him from the board during the launch?

3.26 \times 10^2 \text{ N}\cdot\text{m}

3.38 \times 10^2 \text{ N}\cdot\text{m}

3.14 \times 10^2 \text{ N}\cdot\text{m}

2.90 \times 10^2 \text{ N}\cdot\text{m}

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A cylinder is pinned at its center and two forces $F_1=110\text{ N}$ and $F_2=70\text{ N}$ are acting on it, as shown above. If the mass of the cylinder is $100\text{ kg},$ what is the rotational acceleration produced by the two forces?

12.7\text{ rad/s}^2

10.6\text{ rad/s}^2

11.6\text{ rad/s}^2

13.7\text{ rad/s}^2

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Two blocks of masses $m_1=430\text{ g}$ and $m_2=500\text{ g}$ are hanging on a pulley, as shown in the above figure. The pulley is fixed on a horizontal axle with negligible friction, and its radius is $R=5.00\text{ cm}.$ If they are released from rest, block $m_2$ falls $48.0\text{ cm}$ in $4.00\text{ s}.$ If there is no slippage between the cord and the pulley, what is the rotational inertia of the pulley?

The gravitational acceleration is $g=9.8\text{ m/s}^2.$

2.36 \times 10^{-2} \text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

3.15 \times 10^{-2} \text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

3.41 \times 10^{-2} \text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

2.62 \times 10^{-2} \text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2

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