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1 Unit 11 ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS - Supplementary Problems 1.

A circular disk, starting from rest, rotates with an angular acceleration given by = (3 + 4t) rad/s2. a. Derive the expression for the angular speed as a function of time. [ = (3t + 2t2) rad/s] b. Derive the expression for the angle the wheel turns through as a function of time.
3 2 [ = 2 t + 3 t ] 2 3

c. Determine , , and at t = 2.0 seconds. [11 rad/s2, 14 rad/s, 34/3 rad] d. If the disk has a radius of 0.3 meter, determine the linear speed and the radial and tangential components of the linear acceleration of a point on the rim of the disk at t = 2.0 seconds. [vt = 4.2 m/s, ar = 58.8 m/s2, at = 3.3 m/s2]

2. A kid is standing on a Merry-Go-Round 5 meters from its axis of rotation. Starting from rest, the M-G-R accelerates uniformly. After 8.0 seconds its angular speed is 0.08 rev/sec. At 8.0 seconds find the kid's a. angular speed in rad/s. [0.5 rad/s] b. linear speed. [2.5 m/s] c. angular acceleration. d. centripetal acceleration. e. tangential acceleration. [0.063 rad/s2] [1.25 m/s2] [0.32 m/s2]
m, v 4 x 3 y

3. A particle of mass m is moving along the x-axis as shown with speed v. All quantities are in SI units. a. At the instant the particle's coordinates are (4, 0), find its angular - 4 momentum relative to points (0, 0); (0, 3); and (0, -4). [0, 3mv k , - 4mv k ] y b. At the instant the particle is at (4,0), a force (F )k is acting on 2 the particle. At this instant, determine the torque on the -3 particle relative to the points listed in (a). i j i [4F( j ), F (3 4 ) , 4F( j )]
v3

v2

v 4

4. At a particular instant three particles, all of mass m, are located r r i j i at (4, 0), (0, 2), and (-3,0) and have velocities v1 = v( + ) , v 2 = 2v , and r v = v(3 4 j ), respectively. All quantities are in SI units. Find the total angular i
3

momentum of the system relative to the origin.

[12mv k ]

2 Unit 11 ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS - Supplementary Problems


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(a, 0)

5. A particle of mass m is dropped from point (a, 0) and falls parallel to the vertical y-axis because of gravity. With respect to the origin, a. find the torque acting on the particle at time t. [mga, into page] b. find the angular momentum of the particle at time t. [mgat, into page] r r c. Show that = dL / dt is true for this situation.

m -y

6. A dumbbell consists of two small 0.4 kg masses attached to the ends of a 1.0 meter rod of negligible mass. The dumbbell rotates about a fixed vertical axis with an angular speed of 3/4 rev/sec in the three different arrangements shown below.

For each case, relative to the axis of rotation, determine a. the angular momentum of mass #1 b. the angular momentum of mass #2 c. the total angular momentum of the dumbbell r r r L1 = L2 = 0.47 kg m2/s and Ltotal = 0.94 kg m2/s, all directed up toward the top of the page [A: r r r L1 = 0, L1 = 1.88 kg m2/s and Ltotal = 1.88 kg m2/s, all directed up toward the B:
top of the r page r

r L1 = L2 = 0.24 kg m2/s and Ltotal = 0.47 kg m2/s, all directed up toward the C:
top of the page]

7. A gyroscope precesses with its axis in a horizontal plane as shown at the right. The wheel is a uniform disk of radius R, mass M, and is rotating in the direction shown with an angular speed . The magnitude of the angular momentum of the disk is given by L = (MR2/2). Its precessional angular speed is /16. Assuming the mass of the axle to be negligible, a. show that = 8 g / R . r b. determine the direction of the precessional angular velocity, .

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