What is the angular momentum of a rod with a mass of 6kg and length of 9m that is spinning around its center at 3Hz?

1 Answer
May 25, 2017

The angular momentum is =763.4kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=Iω

where I is the moment of inertia

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

I=112mL2

=112692=40.5kgm2

The angular velocity is

ω=(3)(2π)=6πrads1

The angular momentum is

L=40.56π=763.4kgm2s1