What is the angular momentum of a rod with a mass of 8kg and length of 4m that is spinning around its center at 8Hz?
1 Answer
Dec 10, 2017
The angular momentum is
Explanation:
The angular momentum is
where
and
The moment of inertia of a rod, rotating about the center is
The mass of the rod is
The length of the rod is
Therefore, the moment of inertia is
The frequency is
The angular velocity is
Then,
The angular momentum is