2024 - Tutorial - 9-ROTATIONAL MOTION

THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
PH 110 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS
TUTORIAL SHEET 9_2024: ROTATIONAL MOTION
1. An electric motor rotating a grinding wheel at is switched off.

With constant negative angular acceleration of magnitude 2.00 , (a)
how long does it take the wheel to stop? (b) Through how many radians does
it turn while it is slowing down?
2. A wheel 2.00 m in diameter lies in a vertical plane and rotates with a

constant angular acceleration of 4.00 . The wheel starts from rest at
, and the radius vector of a certain point P on the rim makes an angle
of 57.3° with the horizontal at this time. At , find (a) the angular
speed of the wheel, (b) the tangential speed and the total acceleration of the
point P, and (c) the angular position of the point P.
3. A disk 8.00 cm in radius rotates at a constant rate of about its

central axis. Determine (a) its angular speed, (b) the tangential speed at a
point 3.00 cm from its center, (c) the radial acceleration of a point on the
rim, and (d) the total distance a point on the rim moves in 2.00 s.
4. The four particles in Figure 4.1 are connected by rigid rods of negligible
mass. The origin is at the center of the rectangle. If the system rotates in the
plane about the z axis with an angular speed of , calculate (a)
the moment of inertia of the system about the z axis and (b) the rotational
kinetic energy of the system.
Figure 4.1
5. A model airplane with mass 0.750 kg is tethered by a wire so that it flies in
a circle 30.0 m in radius. The airplane engine provides a net thrust of 0.800
N perpendicular to the tethering wire. (a) Find the torque the net thrust
produces about the center of the circle. (b) Find the angular acceleration of
the airplane when it is in level flight. (c) Find the linear acceleration of the
airplane tangent to its flight path.
6. Consider an oxygen molecule (O 2) rotating in the xy plane about the z axis.

The axis passes through the center of the molecule, perpendicular to its
length. The mass of each oxygen atom is 2.66 x 10 -26 kg, and at room
temperature the average separation between the two atoms is d =1.21 x 10-
10 m (the atoms are treated as point masses). (a) Calculate the moment of
inertia of the molecule about the z axis. (b) If the angular speed of the
molecule about the z axis is 4.60 x 1012 rad/s, what is its rotational kinetic
energy?
7. Find the rotational kinetic energy of the earth due to its daily rotation on its
axis. Assume it to be a uniform sphere. ( M E  5.98 x 1024 kg, RE  6.37 x
106).
8. A pulley of mass M  15 kg and R = 20 m is mounted on a frictionless axis,

as shown in Fig.8.1. A massless cord is wrapped around the pulley while its
other end supports a block of mass m  5 kg. If the cord does not slip, find:
(i) the linear acceleration of the block (ii) the angular acceleration of the
pulley and (iii) the tension in the cord.
Fig.8.1
9. A wheel of radius = 40 cm (Fig. 9.1), and moment of inertia = 0.48 kgm2

is mounted on a frictionless horizontal axle, as in the figure below. A rope of
negligible mass wrapped around the wheel supports an object of mass =3
kg. Calculate the angular acceleration of the wheel, the linear
acceleration of the object, and the tension in the cord.
PH 110, 2024 TUTORIAL SHEET 9: ROTATIONAL MOTION PH110 Page 2

Fig. 9.1
10. A 500-g uniform sphere of 7.0 cm radius spins at 30 rev/s on an axis

through its center. Find its (a) rotational kinetic energy, (b) angular
momentum, and (c) radius of gyration.
11. A disk of mass m  0.2 kg and radius R  5 cm is attached coaxially to the

massless shaft of an electric motor, as shown in Fig.11.1. The motor runs
steadily at 900 rpm and delivers 5 hp. (a) what is the angular speed of the
disk in SI units? (b) What is the rotational kinetic energy of the disk? (c)
How much torque does the motor deliver?
Fig.11.1
12. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere, a solid disc and a hoop with the same
mass and radius are spinning freely about a diameter with the same
angular speed on a table. Which of these objects will one do maximum work
to stop it?

13. A flywheel of mass 4 kg and radius 0.5 m rotates freely on a horizontal
axis. A block of mass 2.0 kg hangs by a string that is tightly wrapped
around the flywheel. Find the angular velocity of the flywheel and the speed
of the block when the block has fallen through 1.6 m.
14. Rigid rods of negligible mass lying along the y axis connect three
particles (See figure 14.1). If the system rotates about the axis with an
angular speed of 2.00 rad/s, find the moment of inertia about the axis and
the total rotational kinetic energy.
Fig. 14.1
15. A one-piece cylinder is shaped as shown in figure 15.1, with a core

section protruding from the larger drum. The cylinder is free to rotate about
the central axis shown in the drawing. A rope wrapped around the drum,
which has radius R1, exerts a force T1 to the right on the cylinder. A rope
wrapped around the core, which has radius R2, exerts a force T2 downward
on the cylinder. Suppose T1 = 5 N, R1 = 1 m, T2 = 15 N, and R2 = 0.5 m.
What is the net torque about the rotation axis, and which way does the
cylinder rotate starting from rest.
Fig. 15.1

16. A grindstone has moment of inertia of 6 kg.m 2 about its axis. A constant
torque is applied and the grindstone is found to acquire an angular speed of
150 rev/min in 10 seconds after starting from rest. Calculate the torque.
17. A solid sphere of mass and radius rolls down an incline of height
from rest without slipping (see figure below). Show that
(a) its speed when it reaches the bottom of the incline is given by
(b) its acceleration is given by
Fig. 17.1

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THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES

PH 110 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS

TUTORIAL SHEET 9_2024: ROTATIONAL MOTION

1. An electric motor rotating a grinding wheel at is switched off.

2. A wheel 2.00 m in diameter lies in a vertical plane and rotates with a

3. A disk 8.00 cm in radius rotates at a constant rate of about its

6. Consider an oxygen molecule (O 2) rotating in the xy plane about the z axis.

8. A pulley of mass M  15 kg and R = 20 m is mounted on a frictionless axis,

9. A wheel of radius = 40 cm (Fig. 9.1), and moment of inertia = 0.48 kgm2

PH 110, 2024 TUTORIAL SHEET 9: ROTATIONAL MOTION PH110 Page 2

10. A 500-g uniform sphere of 7.0 cm radius spins at 30 rev/s on an axis

11. A disk of mass m  0.2 kg and radius R  5 cm is attached coaxially to the

PH 110, 2024 TUTORIAL SHEET 9: ROTATIONAL MOTION PH110 Page 3

15. A one-piece cylinder is shaped as shown in figure 15.1, with a core

PH 110, 2024 TUTORIAL SHEET 9: ROTATIONAL MOTION PH110 Page 4

(b) its acceleration is given by

PH 110, 2024 TUTORIAL SHEET 9: ROTATIONAL MOTION PH110 Page 5

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