What is the angular momentum of an object with a mass of 4kg that moves along a circular path of radius 2m at a frequency of 1Hz?

2 Answers
Mar 4, 2018

Angular momentum is expressed as Iω (where, I is the moment of inertia and ω is the angular velocity)

In this case given, ν=1Hz

we know, ω=2πν=2π1=2πrads1

And moment of inertia of the object,w.r.t the centre of thr circular pathway it is moving is Mr2=4(2)2=16Kg.m2

So,angular momentum of this object is 162π=100.531Kgm2rads1

Mar 4, 2018

The angular momentum is =100.5kgm2s1

Explanation:

The angular momentum is L=Iω

where I is the moment of inertia

The mass of the object is m=4kg

The radius of the path is r=2m

The moment of inertia of the object is given by

I=mr2

=422=16kgm2

The frequency is f=1Hz

The angular velocity is ω=2πf=21π=2πrads1

The angular momentum is

L=Iω=162π=100.5kgm2s1