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17 November, 23:25

A 150-kg merry-go-round in the shape of a uni - form, solid, horizontal disk of radius 1.50 m is set in motion by wrapping a rope about the rim of the disk and pulling on the rope. What constant force must be exerted on the rope to bring the merry-go-round from rest to an angular speed of 0.500 rev/s in 2.00 s?

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  1. 17 November, 23:26
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    The force required to pull the merry-go-round is 241.9 N

    Explanation:

    ω = ωo + a*t

    where ω is the angular speed, t is time, ωo is the initial angular speed

    0.7 rev / s * (2*π radians/rev) = 4.3 radians/s

    4.3 = a*2

    a = 2.15 rad/s^2

    then:

    F*r = I*a

    Where F is the force on the merry-go-round, r is the radius, I is the moment of inertia of the merry-go-round, and a is the angular acceleration

    for a solid, horizontal disk, the moment of inertia is: 1/2*m*r^2

    that is:

    F*r = 1/2*m*r^2*a

    F = 1/2*m*r*a

    = 1/2 * (150) * (1.50) * (2.15)

    = 214.9 N
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