Aim: How do we apply Newton’s 2nd Law of Rotational Motion?

Newton’s 2nd Law of Rotational Motion The net torque on a rigid body about an axis is equal to the rotational inertia of that body about the axis multiplied by the angular acceleration of the rigid body. τ=Iα

Rigid Body under a net torque A model air plane with mass 0.750 kg is tethered by a wire so that it flies in a circle 30 m in radius. The airplane engine provides a net thrust of 0.800 N perpendicular to the tethering wire. Find the torque the net thrust produces about the center of the circle. ԏ=rFsinΘ=.8(30)sin90=2.4 N m b) Find the angular acceleration of the airplane when it is in level flight. I=mr2=.75(30)2 = .75(900)=675 kg m2 ԏ=Iα 2.4=675α α=0.0356 rad/s2 c) Find the tangential acceleration of the plane. a=rα a=30(.0356) = 1.07 m/s2 a) 24 N m b) 0.0356 rad/s^2 c)1.07 m/s^2

Rigid body under a net torque 2 An electric motor turns a flywheel through a drive belt that joins a pulley on the motor and a pulley that is rigidly attached to the flywheel. The flywheel is a solid disk with a mass of 80.0 kg and a diameter of 1.25 m. It turns on a frictionless axle. Its pulley has much smaller mass and a radius of 0.230 m. If the tension in the upper (taut) segment of the belt is 135 N and the flywheel has a clockwise angular acceleration of 1.67 rad/s2, find the tension in the lower (slack) segment of the belt. 21.5 N

Calculating Net Torque Problem 2

Problem 3-Atwood Machine with Massive Pulley We have analyzed an Atwood machine in which two objects with unequal masses hang from a string that passes over a light, frictionless pulley. Suppose the pulley, which is modeled as a disk, has mass M and radius R, and the pulley surface is not frictionless, so that the string does not slide on the pulley. We will assume that the torque acting at the bearing of the pulley is negligible. Find the acceleration of the masses.