A cylinder has inner and outer radii of 5 cm5cm and 11 cm11cm, respectively, and a mass of 5 kg5kg. If the cylinder's frequency of counterclockwise rotation about its center changes from 12 Hz12Hz to 6 Hz6Hz, by how much does its angular momentum change?

1 Answer
Jul 25, 2017

The change in angular momentum is =1.376kgm^2s^-1=1.376kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=IomegaL=Iω

where II is the moment of inertia

For the cylinder, I=m(r_1^2+r_2^2)/2I=mr21+r222

So, I=5*(0.05^2+0.11^2)/2=0.0365kgm^2I=50.052+0.1122=0.0365kgm2

The change in angular velocity is

Delta omega=(12-6)*2pi=12pirads^-1

The change in angular momentum is

DeltaL=IDelta omega

=0.0365*12pi=1.376kgm^2s^-1