Two people sit opposite each other on the edge of a rotating disk of radius, R, and negligible mass. One person has a mass of 40kg, the other of 50kg. The disk is rotating at 30 revs/min. What is the rotational kinetic energy if R=1.5m?

Rotational Kinetic Energy (KE) = (1/2) x Moment of Inertia (I) x (Angular Velocity (w) )2I=SUM(MR2) = 40 x (1.5)2 + 50 x (1.5)2 = 90 x (1.5)2 = 202.5 kgm2w= 30 revs / min = 30 x (2π/60) = π (rad/s)KE= 0.5 x 202.5 x π2 = 101.25 π2
KE= 999.297.... ~ 1000J

JS

Related Physics A Level answers

All answers ▸

Describe and explain the photoelectric effect (6 marks)


Describe and explain how a constant rate of fission is maintained in a reactor by considering what events or sequence of events may happen to the released neutrons. (6 marks)


What is the difference between distance and displacement?


How does energy flow from voltage source to resistor in a simple DC circuit?