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A 1.9 kg , 20-cm-diameter turntable rotates at 150 rpm on frictionless bearings. Two 520 g blocks fall from above, hit the turntable simulta
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A 1.9 kg , 20-cm-diameter turntable rotates at 150 rpm on frictionless bearings. Two 520 g blocks fall from above, hit the turntable simultaneously at opposite ends of a diameter, and stick. What is the turntable’s angular velocity, inrpm, just after this event?
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Answer: 73.08 rpm
Explanation:
Given
Mass of the table, m(t) = 1.9 kg
Radius of table, r = 20/2 cm = 10 cm = 0.1 m
Mass of the block, m(b) = 500 g = 0.5 kg
Speed of rotation, w(i) = 150 rpm
Using conservation of angular momentum, where, initial angular momentum is equal to final angular momentum
L(i) = L(f)
I(i)w(i) = I(f)w(f)
w(f) = I(i)w(i) / I(f)
also, moment of inertia a disk or cylinder is I = 1/2mr²
Thus, I(i) = 1/2 mr²
I(i) = 1/2 * 1.9 * 0.1²
I(i) = 0.0095 kgm²
I(f) = Σm(i)r(i)² = I(i) + I(block1) + I(block2)
I(f) = I(i) + I(a) + I(b)
I(f) = 0.0095 + m(a)r(a)² + m(b)r(b)²
Remember, r(a) = r(b) = R
m(a) = m(b) = M, so that
I(f) = 0.0095 + MR² + MR²
I(f) = 0.0095 + 2MR²
I(f) = 0.0095 + 2 * 0.5 * 0.1²
I(f) = 0.0095 + 0.01
I(f) = 0.0195 kgm²
Substituting for values in the first equation
w(f) = I(i)w(i) / I(f)
w(f) = (0.0095 * 150) / 0.0195
w(f) = 1.425 / 0.0195
w(f) = 73.08 rpm
Thus, the turntable’s angular velocity is 73.08 rpm