Physics: Principle and Applications, 7e (Giancoli)

Chapter 8 Rotational Motion

8.1 Conceptual Questions

1) When a rigid object rotates about a fixed axis, what is true about all the points in the object?
(There could be more than one correct choice.)
A) They all have the same angular speed.
B) They all have the same tangential speed.
C) They all have the same angular acceleration.
D) They all have the same tangential acceleration.
E) They all have the same radial acceleration.
Answer: A, C
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2) Two children, Ahmed and Jacques, ride on a merry-go-round. Ahmed is at a greater distance
from the axis of rotation than Jacques. Which of the following are true statements? (There could
be more than one correct choice.)
A) Jacques has a greater angular speed than Ahmed.
B) Jacques and Ahmed have the same angular speed.
C) Jacques has a smaller angular speed than Ahmed.
D) Ahmed has a greater tangential speed than Jacques.
E) Jacques and Ahmed have the same tangential speed.
Answer: B, D
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3) A car is traveling along a freeway at 65 mph. What is the linear speed, relative to the highway,
of each of the following points on one of its tires?
(a) the highest point on the tire
(b) the lowest point on a tire
(c) the center of the tire
Answer: (a) 130 mph (b) 0 mps (c) 65 mph
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4) The figure shows scale drawings of four objects, each of the same mass and uniform
thickness, with the mass distributed uniformly. Which one has the greatest moment of inertia
when rotated about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the drawing at point P?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) The moment of inertia is the same for all of these objects.
Answer: B
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5) Consider a uniform hoop of radius R and mass M rolling without slipping. Which is larger, its
translational kinetic energy or its rotational kinetic energy?
A) Translational kinetic energy is larger.
B) Rotational kinetic energy is larger.
C) Both are equal.
D) You need to know the speed of the hoop to tell.
Answer: C
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6) Consider a solid uniform sphere of radius R and mass M rolling without slipping. Which form
of its kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational?
A) Translational kinetic energy is larger.
B) Rotational kinetic energy is larger.
C) Both are equal.
D) You need to know the speed of the sphere to tell.
Answer: A
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7) A solid sphere and a solid cylinder, both uniform and of the same mass and radius, roll
without slipping at the same forward speed. It is correct to say that the total kinetic energy of the
solid sphere is
A) more than the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
B) less than the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
C) equal to the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
Answer: B
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8) A disk and a hoop of the same mass and radius are released at the same time at the top of an
inclined plane. If both are uniform, which one reaches the bottom of the incline first if there is no
slipping?
A) The hoop
B) The disk
C) Both reach the bottom at the same time.
Answer: B
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9) A solid sphere, solid cylinder, and a hollow pipe all have equal masses and radii. If the three
of them are released simultaneously at the top of an inclined plane and do not slip, which one
will reach the bottom first?
A) sphere
B) pipe
C) cylinder
D) The pipe and cylinder arrive together before the sphere.
E) They all reach the bottom at the same time.
Answer: A
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10) A disk, a hoop, and a solid sphere are released at the same time at the top of an inclined
plane. They are all uniform and roll without slipping. In what order do they reach the bottom?
A) disk, hoop, sphere
B) hoop, sphere, disk
C) sphere, disk, hoop
D) sphere, hoop, disk
E) hoop, disk, sphere
Answer: C
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11) A small uniform disk and a small uniform sphere are released simultaneously at the top of a
high inclined plane, and they roll down without slipping. Which one will reach the bottom first?
A) the one of smallest diameter
B) the one of greatest mass
C) the disk
D) the sphere
E) They will reach the bottom at the same time.
Answer: D
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12) Suppose a uniform solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down an
inclined plane starting from rest. The linear velocity of the sphere at the bottom of the incline
depends on
A) the mass of the sphere.
B) the radius of the sphere.
C) both the mass and the radius of the sphere.
D) neither the mass nor the radius of the sphere.
Answer: D
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13) Suppose a solid uniform sphere of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down an
inclined plane starting from rest. The angular velocity of the sphere at the bottom of the incline
depends on
A) the mass of the sphere.
B) the radius of the sphere.
C) both the mass and the radius of the sphere.
D) neither the mass nor the radius of the sphere.
Answer: B
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14) A uniform ball is released from rest on a no-slip surface, as shown in the figure. After
reaching its lowest point, the ball begins to rise again, this time on a frictionless surface. When
the ball reaches its maximum height on the frictionless surface, it is

A) higher than when it was released.

B) lower than when it was released.
C) at the same height from which it was released.
D) It is impossible to tell without knowing the mass of the ball.
E) It is impossible to tell without knowing the radius of the ball.
Answer: B
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15) Two uniform solid balls, one of radius R and mass M, the other of radius 2R and mass 8M,
roll down a high incline. They start together from rest at the top of the incline. Which one will
reach the bottom of the incline first?
A) The small sphere arrives first.
B) Both reach the bottom at the same time.
C) The large sphere arrives first.
Answer: B
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16) Two forces produce equal torques on a door about the door hinge. The first force is applied
at the midpoint of the door; the second force is applied at the doorknob. Both forces are applied
perpendicular to the door. Which force has a greater magnitude?
A) the first force (at the midpoint)
B) the second force (at the doorknob)
C) The two forces are equal.
Answer: A
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17) Two equal-magnitude forces are applied to a door at the doorknob. The first force is applied
perpendicular to the door, and the second force is applied at 30° to the plane of the door. Which
force exerts the greater torque about the door hinge?
A) the first force (applied perpendicular to the door)
B) the second force (applied at an angle)
C) Both forces exert equal non-zero torques.
D) Both forces exert zero torque.
Answer: A
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18) As shown in the figure, a given force is applied to a rod in several different ways. In which
case is the torque about the pivot P due to this force the greatest?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: A
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19) Five forces act on a rod that is free to pivot at point P, as shown in the figure. Which of these
forces is producing a counter-clockwise torque about point P? (There could be more than one
correct choice.)

A) force A
B) force B
C) force C
D) force D
E) force E
Answer: C
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20) The rotating systems shown in the figure differ only in that the two identical movable masses
are positioned a distance r from the axis of rotation (left), or a distance r/2 from the axis of
rotation (right). If you release the hanging blocks simultaneously from rest,

A) the block at the left lands first.

B) the block at the right lands first.
C) both blocks land at the same time.
Answer: B
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21) A person sits on a freely spinning lab stool that has no friction in its axle. When this person
extends her arms,
A) her moment of inertia decreases and her angular speed increases.
B) her moment of inertia decreases and her angular speed decreases.
C) her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed increases.
D) her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed decreases.
E) her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed remains the same.
Answer: D
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22) A merry-go-round spins freely when Diego moves quickly to the center along a radius of the
merry-go-round. As he does this, it is true to say that
A) the moment of inertia of the system decreases and the angular speed increases.
B) the moment of inertia of the system decreases and the angular speed decreases.
C) the moment of inertia of the system decreases and the angular speed remains the same.
D) the moment of inertia of the system increases and the angular speed increases.
E) the moment of inertia of the system increases and the angular speed decreases.
Answer: A
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23) If the answer to your calculation has units of kg ∙ m2/s, what type of quantity could it be?
(There could be more than one correct choice).
A) force
B) work
C) angular momentum
D) linear momentum
E) power
F) rotational kinetic energy
G) moment of inertia
H) torque
Answer: C
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24) If the answer to your calculation has units of kg ∙ m2/s2 , what type of quantity could it be?
(There could be more than one correct choice.)
A) force
B) work
C) angular momentum
D) linear momentum
E) power
F) rotational kinetic energy
G) moment of inertia
H) torque
Answer: B, F, H
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25) A ballet dancer is spinning in the middle of a horizontal frictionless stage. Which of the
following things could he change by moving parts of his body or his whole body? (There could
be more than one correct choice.)
A) his total kinetic energy
B) his translational kinetic energy
C) his rotational kinetic energy
D) his angular momentum
E) his moment of inertia
F) the horizontal component of his linear momentum
G) the location of his center of mass (or center of gravity)
Answer: A, B, C, D, E, G
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26) A spinning ice skater on extremely smooth ice is able to control the rate at which she rotates
by pulling in her arms. Which of the following statements are true about the skater during this
process? (There could be more than one correct choice.)
A) Her angular momentum remains constant.
B) Her moment of inertia remains constant.
C) Her kinetic energy remains constant.
D) She is subject to a constant non-zero torque.
Answer: A
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27) When is the angular momentum of a system constant?

A) Only when its total kinetic energy is constant.
B) Only when no net external force acts on the system.
C) Only when the linear momentum and the energy are constant.
D) Only when no net external torque acts on the system.
E) Only when the moment of inertia is constant.
Answer: D
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28) As you are leaving a building, the door opens outward. If the hinges on the door are on your
right, what is the direction of the angular velocity of the door as you open it?
A) up
B) down
C) to your left
D) to your right
E) forwards
Answer: B
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29) When you ride a bicycle, in what direction is the angular velocity of the wheels?
A) to your left
B) to your right
C) forwards
D) backwards
E) up
Answer: A
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8.2 Problems

1) The diameter of the Moon is 3.47 × 106 m, and it subtends an angle of 0.00904 rad when
viewed from the surface of Earth. How far is the Moon from Earth?
Answer: 3.84 × 108 m
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2) The sun subtends an angle of 0.00928 rad when viewed from the surface of the earth, and its
distance from Earth is 1.5 × 1011 m. What is the diameter of the sun?
Answer: 1.4 × 109 m
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3) What is the angular speed, in rad/s, of a flywheel turning at 813.0 rpm?

A) 85.14 rad/s
B) 13.53 rad/s
C) 63.84 rad/s
D) 95.33 rad/s
Answer: A
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4) Through how many degrees does a 33 rpm turntable rotate in

A) 63°
B) 35°
C) 46°
D) 74°
Answer: A
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5) Express the angular speed of an old 33 1/3 rpm LP in rad/s.

Answer: 3.49 rad/s
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6) An artificial satellite in a low orbit circles the earth every 98 minutes. What is its angular
speed in rad/s?
Answer: 0.0011 rad/s
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7) A chicken is running in a circular path with an angular speed of 1.52 rad/s. How long does it
take the chicken to complete one revolution?
A) 4.13 s
B) 2.07 s
C) 118 s
D) 4.77 s
E) 8.26 s
Answer: A
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8) At a certain instant, a compact disc is rotating at 210 rpm. What is its angular speed in rad/s?
A) 11 rad/s
B) 22 rad/s
C) 45 rad/s
D) 69 rad/s
E) 660 rad/s
Answer: B
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9) When a fan is turned off, its angular speed decreases from 10 rad/s to 6.3 rad/s in 5.0 s. What
is the magnitude of the average angular acceleration of the fan?
A) 0.86 rad/s2
B) 0.74 rad/s2
C) 0.37 rad/s2
D) 11 rad/s2
E) 1.2 rad/s2
Answer: B
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10) A bicycle wheel has an outside diameter of 66 cm. Through what distance does a point on
the rim move as the wheel rotates through an angle of 70°?
Answer: 40 cm
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11) When Mary is 3.00 m from the center of a merry-go-round, her tangential speed is a constant
1.88 m/s.
(a) What is her angular speed in rad/s?
(b) What is the magnitude of her linear acceleration?
Answer: (a) 0.627 rad/s (b) 1.18 m/s2
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12) A cylinder of radius 8.0 cm rolls 20 cm in 5.0 s without slipping. Through how many degrees
does the cylinder turn during this time?
Answer: 140°
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13) A wheel of diameter 0.70 m rolls on the floor without slipping. A point at the top of the
wheel moves with a speed 2.0 m/s relative to the floor.
(a) At what speed is the central axis of the wheel moving relative to the floor?
(b) What is the angular speed of the wheel?
Answer: (a) 1.0 m/s (b) 2.9 rad/s
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14) A child is riding a merry-go-round that is turning at 7.18 rpm. If the child is standing 4.65 m
from the center of the merry-go-round, how fast is the child moving?
A) 5.64 m/s
B) 3.50 m/s
C) 0.556 m/s
D) 1.75 m/s
E) 1.80 m/s
Answer: B
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15) An electrical motor spins at a constant If the rotor radius is what is the
linear acceleration of the edge of the rotor?
A) 5707 m/s2
B) 281.6 m/s2
C) 572,400 m/s2
D) 28.20 m/s2
Answer: A
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16) A string is wound tightly around a fixed pulley having a radius of 5.0 cm. As the string is
pulled, the pulley rotates without any slipping of the string. What is the angular speed of the
pulley when the string is moving at 5.0 m/s?
A) 100 rad/s
B) 50 rad/s
C) 25 rad/s
D) 20 rad/s
E) 10 rad/s
Answer: A
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17) A scooter has wheels with a diameter of 120 mm. What is the angular speed of the wheels
when the scooter is moving forward at 6.00 m/s?
A) 47.7 rpm
B) 955 rpm
C) 72.0 rpm
D) 50.0 rpm
E) 100 rpm
Answer: B
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18) A bicycle has wheels that are 60 cm in diameter. What is the angular speed of these wheels
when it is moving at 4.0 m/s?
A) 1.2 rad/s
B) 4.8 rad/s
C) 0.36 rad/s
D) 13 rad/s
E) 7.6 rad/s
Answer: D
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19) A bowling ball of mass 7.5 kg and diameter 18 cm rolls without slipping down a 10-m
bowling lane with a constant speed 4.3 m/s.
(a) Through what angle does the bowling ball turn as it travels the length of the lane?
(b) What is the angular speed of the bowling ball?
(c) Calculate the maximum radial acceleration that a point on the surface of the bowling ball
could have.
(d) Calculate the tangential acceleration of a point on the surface of the bowling ball.
Answer: (a) 110 rad (b) 48 rad/s (c) 210 m/s2 (d) 0 m/s2
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20) A rolling wheel of diameter of 68 cm slows down uniformly from 8.4 m/s to rest over a
distance of 115 m. What is the magnitude of its angular acceleration if there was no slipping?
A) 1.8 rad/s2
B) 0.90 rad/s2
C) 5.7 rad/s2
D) 11 rad/s2
Answer: B
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21) A child is riding a merry-go-round that has an instantaneous angular speed of 1.25 rad/s and
an angular acceleration of 0.745 rad/s2. The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the
merry-go-round. What is the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the child?
A) 8.05 m/s2
B) 7.27 m/s2
C) 2.58 m/s2
D) 3.46 m/s2
E) 4.10 m/s2
Answer: A
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22) When an old LP turntable was revolving at 33 rpm, it was shut off and uniformly slowed
down and stopped in 5.5 seconds.
(a) What was the magnitude of its angular acceleration (in rad/s2) as it slowed down?
(b) Through how many revolutions did it turn while stopping?
Answer: (a) 0.63 rad/s2 (b) 1.5 rev
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23) A wheel accelerates with a constant angular acceleration of 4.5 rad/s2 from an initial angular
speed of 1.0 rad/s. (a) Through what angle does the wheel turn in the first 2.0 s, and (b) what is
its angular speed at that time?
Answer: (a) 11 rad (b) 10 rad/s
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24) A wheel starts from rest and has a uniform angular acceleration of 4.0 rad/s2. After the
wheel completes its first revolution, how long does it take for it to make its second complete
revolution?
Answer: 0.73 s
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25) A bicycle wheel has an initial angular speed of 7.2 rad/s. After turning through of a
revolution, the angular speed is reduced to 2.2 rad/s. If the angular acceleration of the wheel was
constant during the motion, how long will it take the wheel to make the revolution?
Answer: 0.67 s
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26) How long does it take for a rotating object to speed up from 15.0 rad/s to 33.3 rad/s if it has a
uniform angular acceleration of 3.45 rad/s2?
A) 4.35 s
B) 5.30 s
C) 9.57 s
D) 10.6 s
E) 63.1 s
Answer: B
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27) A wheel accelerates from rest to at a uniform rate of Through what angle (in
radians) did the wheel turn while accelerating?
A) 30 rad
B) 24 rad
C) 60 rad
D) 38 rad
Answer: A
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28) A machinist turns on the power to a grinding wheel at time t = 0 s. The wheel accelerates
uniformly from rest for 10 s and reaches the operating angular speed of The wheel is run
at that angular speed for 30 s and then power is shut off. The wheel slows down uniformly at
until the wheel stops. In this situation, what is the angular acceleration of the wheel
between and
A) 3.8 rad/
B) 4.6 rad/
C) 5.3 rad/
D) 6.1 rad/
E) 6.8 rad/
Answer: A
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29) A machinist turns on the power on to a grinding wheel at time t = 0 s. The wheel accelerates
uniformly from rest for 10 s and reaches the operating angular speed of The wheel is run
at that angular velocity for 30 s, and then power is shut off. The wheel slows down uniformly at
until the wheel stops. What is the total number of revolutions made by the wheel in this
situation?
A) 510
B) 280
C) 320
D) 470
E) 750
Answer: A
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30) A machinist turns on the power on to a grinding wheel at time t = 0 s. The wheel accelerates
uniformly from rest for 10 s and reaches the operating angular speed of The wheel is run
at that angular velocity for 40 s and then power is shut off. The wheel slows down uniformly at
until the wheel stops. For how long a time after the power is shut off does it take the
wheel to stop?
A) 64 s
B) 62 s
C) 66 s
D) 68 s
E) 70 s
Answer: A
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31) In the figure, point P is on the rim of a wheel of radius 2.0 m. At time t = 0, the wheel is at
rest, and P is on the x-axis. The wheel undergoes a uniform counterclockwise angular
acceleration of 0.010 rad/s2 about the center O.
(a) At time t = 0, what is the tangential acceleration of P?
(b) What is the linear speed of P when it reaches the y-axis?
(c) What is the magnitude of the net linear acceleration of P when it reaches the y-axis?
(d) How long after starting does it take for P to return to its original position on the x-axis?

Answer: (a) 0.020 m/s2 (b) 0.35 m/s (c) 0.066 m/s2 (d) 35 s
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32) An old LP record that is originally rotating at 33.3 rad/s is given a uniform angular
acceleration of 2.15 rad/s2. Through what angle has the record turned when its angular speed
reaches 72.0 rad/s?
A) 83.2 rad
B) 316 rad
C) 697 rad
D) 66.8 rad
E) 948 rad
Answer: E
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33) A wheel rotates through an angle of 13.8 rad as it slows down uniformly from 22.0 rad/s to
13.5 rad/s. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the wheel?
A) 0.616 rad/s2
B) 5.45 rad/s2
C) 111 rad/s2
D) 22.5 rad/s2
E) 10.9 rad/s2
Answer: E
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34) A pulley has an initial angular speed of 12.5 rad/s and a constant angular acceleration of 3.41
rad/s2. Through what angle does the pulley turn in 5.26 s?
A) 113 rad
B) 22.6 rad
C) 42.6 rad
D) 19.3 rad
E) 160 rad
Answer: A
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35) An old 78 rpm record rotates through an angle of 320° as it slows down uniformly from 78.0
rpm to 22.8 rpm. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the record?
A) 2.34 rad/s2
B) 5.46 rad/s2
C) 6.50 rad/s2
D) 8.35 rad/s2
E) 10.9 rad/s2
Answer: B
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36) A turntable 45 cm in diameter starts from rest and makes its first complete revolution in 3.4 s
with constant angular acceleration. If it maintains the same acceleration, how long will it take the
turntable to make its second complete revolution?
Answer: 1.4 s
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37) A Ferris wheel rotating at 20 rad/s slows down with a constant angular acceleration of
magnitude 5.0 rad/s2. How many revolutions does it make while slowing down before coming
to rest?
A) 40
B) 20
C) 6.4
D) 3.2
Answer: C
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38) A centrifuge in a medical laboratory rotates at a rotational speed of 3600 rev/min. When
switched off, it makes 50 complete turns at a constant angular acceleration before coming to rest.
(a) What was the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the centrifuge as it slowed down?
(d) How long did it take for the centrifuge to come to rest after being turned off?
Answer: (a) 230 rad/s2 (b) 1.7 s
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39) A majorette fastens two batons together at their centers to form an X shape. Each baton
consists of an extremely light 1.2-m bar with small 0.25-kg balls at each end. What is the
moment of inertia of this baton about an axis through the center of the X?
Answer: 0.36 kg ∙ m2
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40) A triatomic molecule is oriented as follows along the x-axis: mass m is at the origin, mass
2m is at x = a, and, mass 3m is at x = 2a. What is the moment of inertia of this molecule about
the y-axis?
A) 2ma2
B) 3ma2
C) 12ma2
D) 14ma2
Answer: D
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41) Two uniform solid spheres have the same mass, but one has twice the radius of the other.
The ratio of the larger sphere's moment of inertia about a central axis to that of the smaller sphere
is
A) 4/5.
B) 8/5.
C) 1/2.
D) 2.
E) 4.
Answer: E
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42) The L-shaped object shown in the figure consists of three small masses connected by
extremely light rods. Assume that the masses shown are accurate to three significant figures.
What is the moment of inertia of this object (a) about the x-axis, and (b) about the y-axis?

Answer: (a) 6.48 kg ∙ m2 (b) 32.7 kg ∙ m2

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43) The L-shaped object shown in the figure consists of three small masses connected by thin
uniform rods, each rod of mass 3.00 kg. Assume that the masses shown are accurate to three
significant figures. What is the moment of inertia of this object (a) about the x-axis, and (b) about
the y-axis?

Answer: (a) 19.4 kg ∙ m2 (b) 76.2 kg ∙ m2

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44) In the figure, a weightlifter's barbell consists of two identical small but dense spherical
weights, each of mass 50 kg. These weights are connected by a thin 0.96-m rod with a mass of
24 kg. Find the moment of inertia of the barbell through the axis perpendicular to the rod at its
center, assuming the two weights are small enough to be treated as point masses.

Answer: 24.9 kg ∙ m2
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45) A potter's wheel has the shape of a solid uniform disk of mass and radius 0.65 m. It
spins about an axis perpendicular to the disk at its center. A small 2.1 kg lump of very dense clay
is dropped onto the wheel at a distance 0.41 m from the axis. What is the moment of inertia of
the system about the axis of spin?
A) 1.8 kg ∙ m2
B) 1.5 kg ∙ m2
C) 0.40 kg ∙ m2
D) 2.5 kg ∙ m2
Answer: A
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46) A uniform solid cylinder with a radius of 10 cm and a mass of 3.0 kg is rotating about its
center with an angular speed of 33.4 rpm. What is its kinetic energy?
A) 0.18 J
B) 0.092 J
C) 0.96 J
D) 1.1 J
E) 17 J
Answer: B
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47) What is the kinetic energy of a 120-cm thin uniform rod with a mass of 450 g that is rotating
about its center at 3.60 rad/s?
A) 0.350 J
B) 4.20 J
C) 0.700 J
D) 0.960 J
E) 2.10 J
Answer: A
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48) To drive a typical car at 40 mph on a level road for one hour requires about 3.2 × 107 J of
energy. Suppose we tried to store this much energy in a spinning, solid, uniform, cylindrical
flywheel. A large flywheel cannot be spun too fast or it will fracture. If we used a flywheel of
diameter 1.2 m and mass 400 kg, what angular speed would be required to store 3.2 × 107 J?
A) 1800 rad/s
B) 3600 rad/s
C) 940 rad/s
D) 530 rad/s
E) 5500 rad/s
Answer: C
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49) The L-shaped object shown in the figure consists of three small masses connected by
extremely light rods. Assume that the masses shown are accurate to three significant figures.
How much work must be done to accelerate the object from rest to an angular speed of 3.25 rad/s
(a) about the x-axis, (b) about the y-axis?

Answer: (a) 34.2 J (b) 173 J

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50) The L-shaped object shown in the figure consists of three small masses connected by thin
uniform rods, each rod of mass 3.00 kg. Assume that the masses shown are accurate to three
significant figures. How much work must be done to accelerate the object from rest to an angular
speed of 3.25 rad/s about the y-axis?

Answer: 403 J
Var: 1

51) A futuristic design for a car is to have a large flywheel within the car to store kinetic energy.
The flywheel is a solid uniform disk of mass 370 kg with a radius of 0.50 m, and it can rotate up
to Assuming all of this stored kinetic energy could be transferred to the linear speed of
the car, find the maximum attainable speed of the car.
Answer: 221 m/s
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52) A small ball is tied to one end of a light 2.5-m wire, and the other end of the wire is hooked
to the ceiling. A person pulls the ball to the side until the wire makes an angle of 35° with the
plane of the ceiling and then gently releases it. What is the angular speed of the ball, in rad/s, as
it swings through its lowest point?
Answer: 1.8 rad/s
Var: 1

53) While spinning down from 500 rpm to rest, a flywheel does of work. This flywheel is
in the shape of a solid uniform disk of radius 1.2 m. What is the mass of this flywheel?
A) 4.0 kg
B) 3.4 kg
C) 4.6 kg
D) 5.2 kg
Answer: A
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54) A solid uniform sphere of mass 120 kg and radius 1.7 m starts from rest and rolls without
slipping down an inclined plane of vertical height 5.3 m. What is the angular speed of the sphere
at the bottom of the inclined plane?
A) 5.1 rad/s
B) 8.7 rad/s
C) 9.7 rad/s
D) 6.1 rad/s
Answer: A
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55) A solid uniform disk of diameter 3.20 m and mass 42 kg rolls without slipping to the bottom
of a hill, starting from rest. If the angular speed of the disk is 4.27 rad/s at the bottom, how high
did it start on the hill?
A) 3.57 m
B) 2.68 m
C) 3.14 m
D) 4.28 m
Answer: A
Var: 1

56) A wheel having a moment of inertia of 5.00 kg ∙ m2 starts from rest and accelerates under a
constant torque of 3.00 N ∙ m for 8.00 s. What is the wheel's rotational kinetic energy at the end
of 8.00 s?
A) 57.6 J
B) 64.0 J
C) 78.8 J
D) 122 J
Answer: A
Var: 1

57) As shown in the figure, two blocks are connected by a light string that passes over a
frictionless pulley having a moment of inertia of 0.0040 kg ∙ m2 and diameter 10 cm. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between the table top and the upper block is 0.30. The blocks are
released from rest, and the string does not slip on the pulley. How fast is the upper block moving
when the lower one has fallen 0.60 m?

A) 1.2 m/s
B) 5.4 m/s
C) 3.2 m/s
D) 2.0 m/s
E) 1.4 m/s
Answer: E
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58) A solid uniform ball with a mass of 125 g is rolling without slipping along the horizontal
surface of a table with a speed of 4.5 m/s when it rolls off the edge and falls towards the floor,
1.1 m below. What is the rotational kinetic energy of the ball just before it hits the floor?
A) 0.51 J
B) 0.73 J
C) 1.1 J
D) 2.6 J
E) This question cannot be answered without knowing the radius of the ball.
Answer: A
Var: 1

59) A string is wrapped tightly around a fixed pulley that has a moment of inertia of 0.0352 kg ∙
m2 and a radius of 12.5 cm. A mass of 423 g is attached to the free end of the string. With the
string vertical and taut, the mass is gently released so it can descend under the influence of
gravity. As the mass descends, the string unwinds and causes the pulley to rotate, but does not
slip on the pulley. What is the speed of the mass after it has fallen through 1.25 m?
A) 2.00 m/s
B) 2.28 m/s
C) 1.97 m/s
D) 3.94 m/s
E) 4.95 m/s
Answer: C
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60) A string is wrapped tightly around a fixed frictionless pulley that has a moment of inertia of
0.0352 kg ∙ m2 and a radius of 12.5 cm. The string is pulled away from the pulley with a constant
force of 5.00 N, causing the pulley to rotate. What is the speed of the string after it has unwound
1.25 m if the string does not slip on the pulley?
A) 2.09 m/s
B) 2.36 m/s
C) 1.18m/s
D) 3.18 m/s
E) 4.95 m/s
Answer: B
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61) An Atwood machine consists of a mass of 3.5 kg connected by a light string to a mass of 6.0
kg over a frictionless pulley with a moment of inertia of 0.0352 kg ∙ m2 and a radius of 12.5 cm.
If the system is released from rest, what is the speed of the masses after they have moved
through 1.25 m if the string does not slip on the pulley?
A) 2.0 m/s
B) 2.3 m/s
C) 4.0 m/s
D) 5.0 m/s
E) 6.0 m/s
Answer: B
Var: 1
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62) The figure shows two blocks connected by a light cord over a pulley. This apparatus is
known as an Atwood's machine. There is no slipping between the cord and the surface of the
pulley. The pulley itself has negligible friction and it has a radius of 0.12 m and a mass of 10.3
kg. We can model this pulley as a solid uniform disk. At the instant that the heavier block has
descended 1.5 m starting from rest, what is the speed of the lighter block?

Answer: 2.4 m/s

Var: 1

63) A pencil that is 15.7 cm long is released from a vertical position with the eraser end resting
on a table. The eraser does not slip as it tips over. Treat the pencil like a uniform rod. What is the
angular speed of the pencil just before it hits the table?
A) 13.7 rad/s
B) 7.23 rad/s
C) 3.70 rad/s
D) 24.5 rad/s
E) 16.8 rad/s
Answer: A
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64) A uniform solid disk is released from rest and rolls without slipping down an inclined plane
that makes an angle of 25° with the horizontal. What is the forward speed of the disk after it has
rolled 3.0 m, measured along the plane?
A) 2.0 m/s
B) 3.5 m/s
C) 4.1 m/s
D) 5.7 m/s
E) 6.3 m/s
Answer: C
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65) A solid uniform disk is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a speed of 4.5
m/s when it starts up a ramp that makes an angle of 25° with the horizontal. What is the speed of
the disk after it has rolled 3.0 m up as measured along the surface of the ramp?
A) 4.0 m/s
B) 1.9 m/s
C) 2.1 m/s
D) 6.8 m/s
E) 8.0 m/s
Answer: B
Var: 1

66) A solid uniform sphere is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a speed of
5.5 m/s when it starts up a ramp that makes an angle of 25° with the horizontal. What is the
speed of the sphere after it has rolled 3.0 m up as measured along the surface of the ramp?
A) 4.0 m/s
B) 8.0 m/s
C) 1.9 m/s
D) 2.2 m/s
E) 3.5 m/s
Answer: E
Var: 1

67) A hoop is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a forward speed of 5.50
m/s when it starts up a ramp that makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the speed
of the hoop after it has rolled 3.00 m up as measured along the surface of the ramp?
A) 4.22 m/s
B) 1.91 m/s
C) 2.06 m/s
D) 3.79 m/s
E) 8.02 m/s
Answer: A
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68) A hoop with a mass of 2.75 kg is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a
speed of 4.5 m/s when it starts down a ramp that makes an angle of 25° below the horizontal.
What is the forward speed of the hoop after it has rolled 3.0 m down as measured along the
surface of the ramp?
A) 4.9 m/s
B) 6.3 m/s
C) 5.2 m/s
D) 5.7 m/s
E) 8.0 m/s
Answer: D
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69) A hoop with a mass of 2.75 kg is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a
speed of 4.5 m/s when it starts down a ramp that makes an angle of 25° below the horizontal.
What is the rotational kinetic energy of the hoop after it has rolled 3.0 m down as measured
along the surface of the ramp?
A) 34 J
B) 22 J
C) 45 J
D) 62 J
E) This question cannot be answered without knowing the radius of the hoop.
Answer: C
Var: 1

70) A solid uniform 3.33-kg disk has thin string of negligible mass wrapped around its rim, with
one end of the string tied to the ceiling, as shown in the figure. The disk is released from rest,
and as it falls, it turns as the string unwraps. At the instant its center has fallen 2.25 m, (a) how
fast is the center moving, and (b) how much rotational kinetic energy does the disk have?

Answer: (a) 5.42 m/s (b) 24.5 J

Var: 1

71) A solid uniform ball of mass 1.0 kg and radius 1.0 cm starts from rest and rolls down a 1.0-m
high ramp. There is enough friction on the ramp to prevent the ball from slipping as it rolls
down.
(a) What is the forward speed of the ball when it reaches the bottom of the ramp?
(b) What would be the forward speed of the ball if there were no friction on the ramp?
(c) Since the ball starts from the same height in both cases, why is the speed different?
Answer: (a) 3.7 m/s (b) 4.4 m/s
(c) With friction, some of the initial potential energy goes into rotational kinetic energy, leaving
less for translational kinetic energy. Without friction, the ball does not rotate, so all the initial
potential energy goes into translational kinetic energy.
Var: 1

72) A solid ball of mass 1.0 kg and radius 10 cm rolls with a forward speed of 10 m/s when it
comes to a hill. There is enough friction on the hill to keep the ball from slipping as it rolls up.
(a) How high vertically up the hill can the ball roll before coming to rest?
(b) How high vertically could the ball go if the hill were totally frictionless?
(c) How is it that the ball can go higher with friction than without friction?
Answer: (a) 7.1 m (b) 5.1 m
(c) With friction, all the initial kinetic energy (translational and rotational) goes into potential
energy. Without friction, only the translational kinetic energy goes into potential energy; the ball
keeps spinning at the same rate as it goes up, even at the top.
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73) A ball in the shape of a uniform spherical shell (like a soccer ball) of mass 1.5 kg and radius
15 cm rolls down a 35° incline that is 6.0 m high, measured vertically. The ball starts from rest,
and there is enough friction on the incline to prevent slipping of the ball.
(a) How fast is the ball moving forward when it reaches the bottom of the incline, and what is its
angular speed at that instant?
(b) If there were no friction on the incline, how fast would the ball be moving forward and what
would be its angular speed at the bottom?
Answer: (a) 8.4 m/s, 56 rad/s (b) 11 m/s, 0 rad/s
Var: 1

74) A solid uniform cylinder is rolling without slipping. What fraction of its kinetic energy is
rotational?
A) 1/3
B) 2/3
C) 1/2
D) 1/4
E) 3/4
Answer: A
Var: 1

75) The lug nuts on a car wheel require tightening to a torque of 90 N ∙ m. If a 30-cm long
wrench is used, what is the magnitude of the minimum force required using the wrench?
A) 300 N
B) 150 N
C) 30 N
D) 15 N
Answer: A
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76) A man in a gym is holding an 8.0-kg weight at arm's length, a distance of 0.55 m from his
shoulder joint. What is the torque about his shoulder joint due to the weight if his arm is
horizontal?
A) 0.24 N ∙ m
B) 4.4 N ∙ m
C) 43 N ∙ m
D) 15 N ∙ m
E) 0 N ∙ m
Answer: C
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77) A man in a gym is holding an 8.0-kg weight at arm's length, a distance of 0.55 m from his
shoulder joint. What is the torque about his shoulder joint due to the weight if his arm is held at
30° below the horizontal?
A) 22 N ∙ m
B) 2.2 N ∙ m
C) 4.4 N ∙ m
D) 13 N ∙ m
E) 37 N ∙ m
Answer: E
Var: 1

78) A force of 17 N is applied to the end of a 0.63-m long torque wrench at an angle 45° from a
line joining the pivot point to the handle. What is the magnitude of the torque about the pivot
point produced by this force?
A) 7.6 N ∙ m
B) 10.7 N ∙ m
C) 12.0 N ∙ m
D) 9.7 N ∙ m
Answer: A
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79) A 95-N force exerted at the end of a 0.32-m long torque wrench produces a torque of 15 N ∙
m. What is the angle (less than 90°) between the wrench handle and the direction of the applied
force?
A) 30°
B) 24°
C) 36°
D) 42°
Answer: A
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80) The figure shows a person's foot. In that figure, the Achilles tendon exerts a force of
magnitude F = 720 N. What is the magnitude of the torque that this force produces about the
ankle joint?

A) 12 N ∙ m
B) 16 N ∙ m
C) 21 N ∙ m
D) 26 N ∙ m
E) 36 N ∙ m
Answer: B
Var: 1

81) The drive chain in a bicycle is applying a torque of 0.850 N ∙ m to the wheel of the bicycle.
The wheel has a moment of inertia of 0.100 kg ∙ m2. What is the angular acceleration of the
wheel?
Answer: 8.50 rad/s2
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82) The drive chain in a bicycle is applying a torque of 0.850 N ∙ m to the wheel of the bicycle.
You can treat the wheel as a thin uniform hoop (or ring) with a mass of 0.750 kg and a radius of
33.0 cm. What is the angular acceleration of the wheel?
A) 10.4 rad/s2
B) 20.8 rad/s2
C) 5.20 rad/s2
D) 3.43 rad/s2
E) 1.06 rad/s2
Answer: A
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83) A mechanic is examining the wheel of a bicycle to adjust the brake. With the bicycle off the
ground, he manually rotates the wheel until it reaches an angular speed of 12.0 rad/s and then
allows it to coast to a stop. If the wheel has a moment of inertia of 0.100 kg ∙ m2, and the wheel
slows uniformly to a stop in 160 s, what is the magnitude of the retarding torque?
A) 1.00 N ∙ m
B) 0.00750 N ∙ m
C) 0.0787 N ∙ m
D) 1.33 N ∙ m
E) 1.67 N ∙ m
Answer: B
Var: 1

84) A force of is applied tangentially to a wheel of radius 0.340 m and causes an angular
acceleration of 1.20 rad/s2. What is the moment of inertia of the wheel?
A) 4.78 kg ∙ m2
B) 3.59 kg ∙ m2
C) 5.98 kg ∙ m2
D) 7.17 kg ∙ m2
Answer: A
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85) A torque of 12 N ∙ m is applied to a solid, uniform disk of radius 0.50 m. If the disk
accelerates at what is the mass of the disk?
A) 60 kg
B) 45 kg
C) 30 kg
D) 15 kg
Answer: A
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86) A particular motor can provide a maximum torque of 110 N ∙ m. Assuming that all of this
torque is used to accelerate a solid, uniform, cylindrical flywheel of mass 10.0 kg and radius 3.00
m, how long will it take for the flywheel to accelerate from rest to
A) 3.33 s
B) 2.83 s
C) 4.03 s
D) 4.36 s
Answer: A
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87) The drum shown in the figure has a radius of 0.40 m and a moment of inertia of 2.3
about an axis perpendicular to it through its center. The frictional torque at the drum axle is 3.0 N
∙ m. A 14-m length of rope is wound around the rim. The drum is initially at rest. A constant
force is applied to the free end of the rope until the rope is completely unwound and slips off. At
that instant, the angular speed of the drum is The drum then slows down at a constant
rate and comes to a halt. In this situation, what was the magnitude of the constant force applied
to the rope?

A) 51 N
B) 40 N
C) 29 N
D) 18 N
E) 7.5 N
Answer: A
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88) In a laboratory experiment, a student brings up the rotational speed of a flywheel to 30.0
rpm. She then allows it to slow down on its own, and counts 240 revolutions before the apparatus
uniformly comes to a stop. The moment of inertia of the flywheel is 0.0850 kg ∙ m2. What is the
magnitude of the retarding torque on the flywheel?
A) 0.0425 N ∙ m
B) 0.159 N ∙ m
C) 0.0787 N ∙ m
D) 0.000278 N ∙ m
E) 0.0000136 N ∙ m
Answer: D
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89) A uniform, solid, 100-kg cylinder with a diameter of 1.0 m is mounted so it is free to rotate
about fixed, horizontal, frictionless axis that passes through the centers of its circular ends. A 10-
kg block is hung from a very light thin cord wrapped around the cylinder's circumference. When
the block is released, the cord unwinds and the block accelerates downward, as shown in the
figure. What is the acceleration of the block?

Answer: 1.6 m/s2

Var: 1
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90) A cinder block of mass m = 4.0 kg is hung from a nylon string that is wrapped around a
frictionless pulley having the shape of a cylindrical shell, as shown in the figure. If the cinder
block accelerates downward at 4.90 m/s2 when it is released, what is the mass M of the pulley?

A) 2.0 kg
B) 4.0 kg
C) 6.0 kg
D) 8.0 kg
E) 10 kg
Answer: D
Var: 1

91) A uniform rod is 2.0 m long. It is hinged to a wall at its left end, and held in a horizontal
position at its right end by a vertical very light string, as shown in the figure. What is the angular
acceleration of the rod at the moment after the string is released if there is no friction in the
hinge?

A) 15 rad/s2
B) 3.3 rad/s2
C) 7.4 rad/s2
D) 11 rad/s2
E) It cannot be calculated without knowing the mass of the rod.
Answer: C
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92) A uniform solid cylinder of mass 10 kg can rotate about a frictionless axle through its center
O, as shown in the cross-sectional view in the figure. A rope wrapped around the outer radius R1
= 1.0 m exerts a force of magnitude F1 = 5.0 N to the right. A second rope wrapped around
another section of radius R2 = 0.50 m exerts a force of magnitude F2 = 6.0 N downward. What is
the angular acceleration of the cylinder?

A) 1.0 rad/s2
B) 0.60 rad/s2
C) 0.40 rad/s2
D) 0.80 rad/s2
Answer: C
Var: 1

93) A uniform solid cylinder of mass 10 kg can rotate about a frictionless axle through its center
O, as shown in the cross-sectional view in the figure. A rope wrapped around the outer radius R1
= 1.0 m exerts a force of magnitude F1 = 5.0 N to the right. A second rope wrapped around
another section of radius R2 = 0.50 m exerts a force of magnitude F2 = 6.0 N downward. How
many radians does the cylinder rotate through in the first 5.0 seconds, if it starts from rest?

A) 13 rad
B) 7.5 rad
C) 5.0 rad
D) 10 rad
Answer: C
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94) The rotating systems shown in the figure differ only in that the two identical movable masses
are positioned a distance r from the axis of rotation (left), or a distance r/2 from the axis of
rotation (right). If you release the hanging blocks simultaneously from rest, and call tL the time
taken by the block on the left and tR the time taken by the block on the right to reach the bottom,
respectively, then

A) tL > tR.
B) tL = tR.
C) tL < tR.
Answer: A
Var: 1

95) A 1.53-kg bucket hangs on a rope wrapped around a pulley of mass 7.07 kg and radius 66
cm. This pulley is frictionless in its axle, and has the shape of a solid uniform disk. After the
bucket has been released, (a) what is the angular acceleration of the pulley, and (b) what is the
acceleration of the bucket?
Answer: (a) 4.5 rad/s2 (b) 3.0 m/s2
Var: 1

96) A 350-g air track cart on a horizontal air track is attached to a string that goes over a
frictionless pulley with a moment of inertia of 6.00 × 10-6 kg ∙ m2 and a radius of 1.35 cm. If the
string is pulled vertically downward by a force of 2.50 N, (a) what is the magnitude of the
acceleration of the cart, and (b) what is the tension in the horizontal string between the pulley
and the cart?
Answer: (a) 6.53 m/s2 (b) 2.29 N
Var: 1

97) A 375-g stone hangs from a thin light string that is wrapped around the circumference of a
frictionless pulley with a moment of inertia of 0.0125 kg ∙ m2 and a radius of 26 cm. When the
stone is released, the stone accelerates downward and the pulley rotates about its axis as the
string unwinds.
(a) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the stone?
(b) What is the tension in the string?
Answer: (a) 6.6 m/s2 (b) 1.2 N
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98) As shown in the figure, a 35.30-kg box is attached to a light string that is wrapped around a
cylindrical frictionless spool of radius 10.0 cm and moment of inertia 4.00 kg ∙ m2. The spool is
suspended from the ceiling, and the box is then released from rest a distance 3.50 m above the
floor. How long does it take for the box to reach the floor?

A) 2.97 s
B) 2.85 s
C) 0.892 s
D) 4.18 s
E) 5.89 s
Answer: A
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99) A 385-g tile hangs from one end of a string that goes over a pulley with a moment of inertia
of and a radius of 15.0 cm. A mass of 710 g hangs from the other end of the string.
When the tiles are released, the larger one accelerates downward while the lighter one
accelerates upward. The pulley has no friction in its axle and turns without the string slipping.
What is the tension in the string on the side of the 710-g tile?
A) 9.77 N
B) 6.87 N
C) 5.59 N
D) 4.41 N
E) 3.68 N
Answer: C
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100) A small 355-g box hangs from one end of a thin light string that goes over a frictionless
pulley having a moment of inertia of 0.0125 kg ∙ m2 and a radius of 15 cm. A second small
package, this one of mass 680 g, hangs from the other end of the string. When the packages are
released, the larger one accelerates downward, the lighter one accelerates upward, and the pulley
turns without the string slipping.
(a) What is the tension in the string on the side of the 355-g package?
(b) At what rate do the packages change their speeds?
Answer: (a) 4.2 N (b) 2.0 m/s2
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101) The torque required to turn the crank on an ice cream maker is 4.50 N ∙ m. How much work
does it take to turn the crank through 300 full turns?
A) 4240 J
B) 8480 J
C) 2120 J
D) 1350 J
E) 2700 J
Answer: B
Var: 1

102) A ballerina spins initially at 1.5 rev/s when her arms are extended. She then draws in her
arms to her body and her moment of inertia becomes 0.88 kg ∙ m2, and her angular speed
increases to 4.0 rev/s. What was her initial moment of inertia?
Answer: 2.3 kg ∙ m2
Var: 1

103) In a certain cyclotron, a proton of mass 1.67 × 10-27 kg moves in a circle of diameter 1.6 m
with an angular speed of 2.0 × 106 rad/s. What is the angular momentum of the proton?
A) 1.3 × 10-21 kg ∙ m2/s
B) 1.8 × 10-21 kg ∙ m2/s
C) 2.1 × 10-21 kg ∙ m2/s
D) 3.2 × 10-21 kg ∙ m2/s
Answer: C
Var: 1

104) Three solid, uniform, cylindrical flywheels, each of mass 65.0 kg and radius 1.47 m, rotate
independently around a common axis through their centers. Two of the flywheels rotate in one
direction at 8.94 rad/s, but the other one rotates in the opposite direction at 3.42 rad/s. Calculate
the magnitude of the net angular momentum of the system.
A) 1020 kg ∙ m2/s
B) 1500 kg ∙ m2/s
C) 975 kg ∙ m2/s
D) 940 kg ∙ m2/s
Answer: A
Var: 1

105) A uniform, solid, cylindrical flywheel of radius 1.4 m and mass 15 kg rotates at
What is the magnitude of the flywheel's angular momentum?
A) 40 kg ∙ m2/s
B) 20 kg ∙ m2/s
C) 80 kg ∙ m2/s
D) 60 kg ∙ m2/s
Answer: A
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106) A uniform 135-g meter stick rotates about an axis perpendicular to the stick passing through
its center with an angular speed of 3.50 rad/s. What is the magnitude of the angular momentum
of the stick?
A) 0.0394 kg ∙ m2/s
B) 0.473 kg ∙ m2/s
C) 0.0739 kg ∙ m2/s
D) 0.158 kg ∙ m2/s
E) 0.0236 kg ∙ m2/s
Answer: A
Var: 1

107) An ice skater has a moment of inertia of 5.0 kg ∙ m2 when her arms are outstretched, and at
this time she is spinning at 3.0 rev/s. If she pulls in her arms and decreases her moment of inertia
to 2.0 kg ∙ m2, how fast will she be spinning?
A) 2.0 rev/s
B) 3.3 rev/s
C) 7.5 rev/s
D) 10 rev/s
Answer: C
Var: 1

108) A figure skater rotating at 5.00 rad/s with arms extended has a moment of inertia of 2.25 kg
∙ m2. If he pulls in his arms so his moment of inertia decreases to 1.80 kg ∙ m2, what will be his
new angular speed?
A) 2.25 rad/s
B) 4.60 rad/s
C) 6.25 rad/s
D) 0.81 rad/s
Answer: C
Var: 1

109) A solid wood door, 90.0 cm wide by 2.00 m tall has a mass of 35.0 kg. It is open and at rest.
A small 500-g ball is thrown perpendicular to the door with a speed of 20.0 m/s and hits the door
60.0 cm from the hinged side. The ball rebounds with a speed of 16.0 m/s along the same line.
What is the angular speed of the door just after the collision with the ball?
A) 0.127 rad/s
B) 0.925 rad/s
C) 1.14 rad/s
D) 2.28 rad/s
E) 4.57 rad/s
Answer: C
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110) A light-weight potter's wheel, having a moment of inertia of is spinning freely at
40.0 rpm. The potter drops a small but dense lump of clay onto the wheel, where it sticks a
distance 1.2 m from the rotational axis. If the subsequent angular speed of the wheel and clay is
32 rpm, what is the mass of the clay?
A) 4.2 kg
B) 2.8 kg
C) 3.7 kg
D) 4.6 kg
Answer: A
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111) A 40.0-kg child running at 3.00 m/s suddenly jumps onto a stationary playground merry-go-
round at a distance 1.50 m from the axis of rotation of the merry-go-round. The child is traveling
tangential to the edge of the merry-go-round just before jumping on. The moment of inertia
about its axis of rotation is 600 kg ∙ m2 and very little friction at its rotation axis. What is the
angular speed of the merry-go-round just after the child has jumped onto it?
A) 0.788 rad/s
B) 0.261 rad/s
C) 6.28 rev/s
D) 2.00 rad/s
E) 3.14 rev/s
Answer: B
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112) A 5.0-m radius playground merry-go-round with a moment of inertia of 2000 kg ∙ m2 is

rotating freely with an angular speed of 1.0 rad/s. Two people, each of mass 60 kg, are standing
right outside the edge of the merry-go-round and suddenly step onto the edge with negligible
speed relative to the ground. What is the angular speed of the merry-go-round right after the two
people have stepped on?
A) 0.20 rad/s
B) 0.40 rad/s
C) 0.60 rad/s
D) 0.80 rad/s
E) 0.67 rad/s
Answer: B
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113) A 24.5-kg child is standing on the outer edge of a horizontal merry-go-round that has a
moment of inertia of about a vertical axis through its center and a radius of 2.40 m.
The entire system (including the child) is initially rotating at 0.180 rev/s. Find the angular
velocity if the child moves to a new position 1.10 m from the center of the merry-go-round.
Answer: 0.200 rev/s
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114) Initially, a small 2.0-kg rock is whirling at the end of a very thin string in a circular path of
radius 0.75 m on a horizontal frictionless surface, as shown in the figure. The initial tangential
speed of the rock was 5.0 m/s. The string has been slowly winding around a vertical rod, and a
few seconds later the length of the string has shortened to 0.25 m. What is the instantaneous
speed of the mass at the moment the string reaches a length of 0.25 m?

A) 3.9 m/s
B) 9.3 m/s
C) 15 m/s
D) 225 m/s
E) 75 m/s
Answer: C
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115) A solid, uniform, horizontal disk with a diameter of 2.0 m and a mass of 4.0 kg freely
rotates at 36 rpm about a vertical axis through its center. A small 0.50-kg stone is suddenly
dropped onto the disk and sticks to the disk at a distance of 80 cm from the axis of rotation. The
figure shows before and after views.
(a) Before the stone fell, what was the moment of inertia of the disk about its central axis?
(b) After the stone stuck, what was the moment of inertia of the system about the same axis?
(c) What is the angular velocity of the disk (in rpm) after the stone fell onto the disk?

Answer: (a) 2.0 kg ∙ m2 (b) 2.3 kg ∙ m2 (c) 31 rpm

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116) A puck moves on a horizontal air table. It is attached to a string that passes through a hole
in the center of the table. As the puck rotates about the hole, the string is pulled downward very
slowly and shortens the radius of rotation, so the puck gradually spirals in towards the center. By
what factor will the puck's angular speed have changed when the string's length has decreased to
one-half of its original length?
A) 2
B) 4
C)
D) 1
E) 1/2
Answer: B
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117) NASA puts a satellite into space that consists of two small 32-kg balls connected by a 12-m
long light cable, as shown in the figure. The entire system is initially rotating at 4.0 rpm about an
axis perpendicular to the cable at the center of mass. Motors in each mass reel out more cable so
that the masses double their separation to 24 m.
(a) What is the final rotational speed (in rpm) of the balls?
(b) If the initial rotational kinetic energy of the system was K, what is the final rotational kinetic
energy in terms of K?

Answer: (a) 1.0 rpm (b) K/4

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118) A uniform ball with diameter of 10 cm rolls without slipping on a horizontal tabletop. The
moment of inertia of the ball about an axis through its center is 2.2 × 10-3 kg ∙ m2, and the
translational speed of its center is 0.45 m/s.
(a) What is its angular speed of the ball about its center of mass?
(b) What is the rotational kinetic energy of the ball?
(c) What is the ball's angular momentum about its center of mass?
Answer: (a) 9.0 rad/s (b) 0.089 J (c) 0.020 kg ∙ m2/s
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119) A solid wooden door, 90 cm wide by 2.0 m tall, has a mass of 35 kg. It is open and at rest.
A small 500-g ball is thrown perpendicular to the door with a speed of 20 m/s and hits the door
60 cm from the hinged side, causing it to begin turning. The ball rebounds along the same line
with a speed of 16.0 m/s relative to the ground. How much energy is lost during this collision?
A) 30 J
B) 16 J
C) 15 J
D) 13 J
E) 4.8 J
Answer: A
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