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A thin, 100 g disk with a diameter of 8.0 cm rotates about an axis through its center with 0.15 J of kinetic energy. What is the speed of a
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Answer:
v=2.45 m/s
Explanation:
The rotational kinetic energy is calculated with:
The moment of inertia of a disk is:
A point on the rim of a disk will have a speed of:
Putting all together:
Which for our values is:
Given Information:
kinetic energy = E = 0.15 J
mass = m = 100g = 0.1 kg
diameter = d = 8.0 cm = 0.08 m
Required Information:
Speed = v = ?
Answer:
v = 2.44 m/s
Explanation:
First convert diameter into radius
r = d/2 = 0.08/2 = 0.04 m
The moment of inertia of disc is given by
I = 0.5mr²
Where m is the mass and r is the radius of the disk
I = 0.5(0.1)(0.04)²
I = 0.00008 kg.m²
and since we are dealing with rotational motion then rotational kinetic energy is given by
E = 0.5 I ω²
we have to separate ω
ω² = E/0.5 I
ω = √E/0.5 I
ω = √0.15/0.5(0.00008)
ω = 61.23 rad/sec
Finally we know that speed is given as
v = ω r
v = 61.23 (0.04)
v = 2.44 m/s
Therefore, the speed of a point on the rim is 2.44 m/s