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 5 Hz5Hz to 8 Hz8Hz, by how much does its angular momentum change?

1 Answer
Jan 26, 2017

The change is =0.226kgms^(-1)=0.226kgms1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=IomegaL=Iω

and DeltaL=IDeltaomega

where I is the moment of inertia

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

So, I=3/2*(0.04^2+0.08^2)=3/2*0.008=0.012kgm^2

DeltaL=0.012*(8-5)*2pi=0.012*3*2pi=0.226kgms^(-1)