A solid disk, spinning counter-clockwise, has a mass of 14kg and a radius of 54m. If a point on the edge of the disk is moving at 79ms in the direction perpendicular to the disk's radius, what is the disk's angular momentum and velocity?

1 Answer
Dec 12, 2016

The angular momentum is =170.6kgm2s1
The angular velocity is =3.9rads1

Explanation:

The angular velocity is ω

ω=vr=79452πrads1

=(5645π)rads1=3.9rads1

The angular momentum is L=Iω

For a solid disc, the moment of inertia I=12mr2

I=1214254=1754kgm2

The angular momentum is

L=17545645π=170.6kgm2s1