Exam 9: Rotational Dynamics

A spinning skater draws in her outstretched arms thereby reducing her moment of inertia by a factor of 2. Determine the ratio of her final kinetic energy to her initial kinetic energy.

A uniform 13-kg trap door is oriented horizontally and hinged as shown. What is the magnitude of the torque on the door at the instant that the release is activated and the door can freely rotate?

A hollow sphere of radius 0.25 m is rotating at 13 rad/s about an axis that passes through its center. The mass of the sphere is 3.8 kg. Assuming a constant net torque is applied to the sphere, how much work is required to bring the sphere to a stop?

Two uniform solid spheres, A and B have the same mass. The radius of sphere B is twice that of sphere A. The axis of rotation passes through each sphere. Which one of the following statements concerning the moments of inertia of these spheres is true?

A solid sphere of radius R rotates about a diameter with an angular speed $\omega$ . The sphere then collapses under the action of internal forces to a final radius R/2. What is the final angular speed of the sphere?

A steady horizontal force of magnitude 21 N is applied at the axle of a solid disk as shown. The disk has mass 2.0 kg and diameter 0.10 m. What is the linear speed of the center of the disk after it has moved 12 m?

Three objects are positioned along the x axis as follows: 4.4 kg at x = + 1.1 m, 3.7 kg at x = -0.80 m, and 2.9 kg at x = -1.6 m. The acceleration due to gravity is the same everywhere. What is the distance from the location of the center of gravity to the location of the center of mass for this system?

A solid cylinder with a mass m and radius r is mounted so that it can be rotated about an axis that passes through the center of both ends. At what angular speed . must the cylinder rotate to have the same total kinetic energy that it would have if it were moving horizontally with a speed v without rotation?

A 66-N . m torque acts on a wheel with a moment of inertia 175 kg .m². If the wheel starts from rest, how long will it take the wheel to make one revolution?

A 1500-kg satellite orbits a planet in a circular orbit of radius 6.2 × 10⁶ m. What is the angular momentum of the satellite in its orbit around the planet if the satellite completes one orbit every 1.5 × 10⁴ s?

A meter stick is pivoted at the 0.50-m line. A 3.0-kg object is hung from the 0.15-m line. Where should a 5.0-kg object be hung to achieve equilibrium (the meter stick oriented horizontal and motionless)?

A string is wrapped around a pulley of radius 0.20 m and moment of inertia 0.40 kg . m². The string is pulled with a force of 28 N. What is the magnitude of the resulting angular acceleration of the pulley?

A 45-N brick is suspended by a light string from a 2.0-kg pulley. The brick is released from rest and falls to the floor below as the pulley rotates through 5.0 rad. The pulley may be considered a solid disk of radius 1.5 m. What is the angular speed of the pulley?

The drawing shows the top view of a door that is 1.68 m wide. Two forces are applied to the door as indicated. What is the magnitude of the net torque on the door with respect to the hinge?

A solid cylinder of radius 0.35 m is released from rest from a height of 1.8 m and rolls down the incline as shown. What is the angular speed of the cylinder when it reaches the horizontal surface?

A 14-kg beam is hinged at one end. A 6.0-kg triangular object and a 7.5-kg I-shaped object are positioned as shown. Dots indicate the individual centers of gravity of the beam and the two objects. What is the distance from the axis of rotation to the center of gravity for this system?

An 80-kg man balances the boy on a teeter-totter as shown. Note: Ignore the weight of the board. -What is the approximate mass of the boy?

A 2.0-kg hoop rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface so that its center proceeds to the right with a constant linear speed of 6.0 m/s. -Which one of the following statements is true concerning the angular momentum of this hoop?

A horizontal, 10-m plank weighs 100 N. It rests on two supports that are placed 1.0 m from each end as shown in the figure. How close to one end can an 800-N person stand without causing the plank to tip?

A 60.0-kg skater begins a spin with an angular speed of 6.0 rad/s. By changing the position of her arms, the skater decreases her moment of inertia to one-half its initial value. What is the skater's final angular speed?