A cylinder has inner and outer radii of 4 cm4cm and 8 cm8cm, respectively, and a mass of 3 kg3kg. If the cylinder's frequency of counterclockwise rotation about its center changes from 2 Hz2Hz to 7 Hz7Hz, by how much does its angular momentum change?

1 Answer
Jun 23, 2017

The angular momentum changes by =0.38kgm^2s^-1=0.38kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=IomegaL=Iω

where II is the moment of inertia

The mass, m=3kgm=3kg

For a cylinder, I=m((r_1^2+r_2^2))/2I=m(r21+r22)2

So, I=3*((0.04^2+0.08^2))/2=0.012kgm^2I=3(0.042+0.082)2=0.012kgm2

The change in angular momentum is

DeltaL=IDelta omega

The change in angular velocity is

Delta omega=(7-2)*2pi=(10pi)rads^-1

The change in angular momentum is

DeltaL=0.012*10pi=0.38kgm^2s^-1