A solid disk, spinning counter-clockwise, has a mass of 11kg and a radius of 47m. If a point on the edge of the disk is moving at 23ms in the direction perpendicular to the disk's radius, what is the disk's angular momentum and velocity?

1 Answer
Nov 22, 2016

The angular velocity is =76Hz
The angular momentum is =308147kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular velocity is given by the formula ω=vr

The velocity v=23ms1

The radius r=47m

So, ω=2347=2374=76Hz

The angular momentum, L=Iω

where I=moment of inertia

For a solid disc,

I=mr22

I=1211(47)2=11849=8849kgm2

So,

L=884976=308147kgm2s1