A solid disk, spinning counter-clockwise, has a mass of 6 kg6kg and a radius of 8/5 m85m. If a point on the edge of the disk is moving at 7/4 m/s74ms in the direction perpendicular to the disk's radius, what is the disk's angular momentum and velocity?

1 Answer
Jan 18, 2018

The angular momentum is =8.4kgm^2s^-1=8.4kgm2s1 and the angular velocity is =1.094rads^-1=1.094rads1

Explanation:

The angular velocity is

omega=(Deltatheta)/(Deltat)

v=r*((Deltatheta)/(Deltat))=r omega

omega=v/r

where,

v=7/4ms^(-1)

r=8/5m

So,

The angular velocity is

omega=(7/4)/(8/5)=35/32=1.094rads^-1

The angular momentum is L=Iomega

where I is the moment of inertia

For a solid disc, I=(mr^2)/2

The mass is m=6 kg

So, I=6*(8/5)^2/2=192/25kgm^2

The angular momentum is

L=192/25*1.094=8.4kgm^2s^-1