An object with a mass of # 2 kg# is traveling in a circular path of a radius of #4 m#. If the object's angular velocity changes from # 4 Hz# to # 12 Hz# in # 3 s#, what torque was applied to the object?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-10T09:06:57

The torque was #=536.2Nm#

The torque is the rate of change of angular momentum

#tau=(dL)/dt=(d(Iomega))/dt=I(domega)/dt#

For the object, the moment of inertia is

#I=(mr^2)#

So, #I=2*(4)^2=32kgm^2#

The rate of change of angular velocity is

#(domega)/dt=(12-4)/3*2pi#

#=(16/3pi) rads^(-2)#

So the torque is #tau=32*(16/3pi) N=536.2Nm#