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A 700-gram grinding wheel 22.0 cm in diameter is in the shape of a uniform solid disk. (We can ignore the small hole at the center.) When it
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A 700-gram grinding wheel 22.0 cm in diameter is in the shape of a uniform solid disk. (We can ignore the small hole at the center.) When it is in use, it turns at a constant 215 rpm about an axle perpendicular to its face through its center. When the power switch is turned off, you observe that the wheel stops in 50.0 s with constant angular acceleration due to friction at the axle.
What torque does friction exert while this wheel is slowing down?
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2021-08-20T04:19:43+00:00
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Solution :
Given :
Mass of grinding wheel, m = 700 g
= 0.7 kg
Diameter of the grinding wheel, d = 22 cm
= 0.22 m
Radius of the grinding wheel, r = 0.11 m
Initial angular velocity of grinding wheel,
= 215 rpm
where,
Time taken to stop, t = 50 s
Final angular velocity is
= 0
Angular acceleration of the grinding wheel is given by :
Magnitude of the angular acceleration of grinding wheel

Moment of inertia of the grinding wheel (solid disk),
Torque exerted by friction while the wheel is slowing down is