What is the angular momentum of a rod with a mass of 2kg and length of 5m that is spinning around its center at 3Hz?

1 Answer
Apr 2, 2017

The angular momentum is =78.5kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=Iω

where I is the moment of inertia

and ω is the angular velocity

The moment of inertia of a rod, rotating about the center is

I=112mL2

=112252=256kgm2

The angular velocity is ω=32πrads1

The angular momentum is

L=2566πkgm2s1

=25πkgm2s1

=78.5kgm2s1