Angular Velocity and Kinetic Energy Problem?

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The discussion revolves around a problem involving a wheel with a moment of inertia of 16.0 kg m² and a torque of 10 N·m applied to it. Participants are tasked with calculating the angular velocity and kinetic energy after 10 seconds, starting from rest.

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  • Some participants attempt to calculate angular acceleration and angular velocity using the relationship T = Iα, while others express confusion about the problem's wording and the need for additional information, such as the radius of the wheel.

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Participants are exploring various interpretations of the problem, with some suggesting that the question's language is ambiguous. There is acknowledgment of the need to clarify whether the calculations are for angular velocity after a specific time period, and some guidance is offered regarding the formulas to use.

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There is a noted lack of clarity regarding the time frame for calculating angular velocity and kinetic energy, as well as the distinction between torque and force in the problem statement.

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A wheel turns with a moment of intertia of 16.0kg m^2 and has 10m N applied to it. if it starts from rest calculate the angular velocity. Also what is the kinetic energy 10seconds later?

The wheels angular velocity i used T=IA, and solved for Angular velocity solving for a i got .625rad/sec^2 . For knetic energy .625rad/sec^2 i get to 6.25rad/sec. then i take 1/2IW^2, and i get 312 J

Is my work correct ? If i made a mistake , can you please tell me where ?
 
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A wheel turns with a moment of intertia of 16.0kg m^2 and has 10m N applied to it. if it starts from rest calculate the angular velocity. Also what is the kinetic energy 10seconds later?

Hi,:smile:

If I'm not wrong (which I am most of the time), you need more data (radius of wheel and distance from the centre where the 10mN force is applied) to solve this problem :confused:
 
keylostman said:
A wheel turns with a moment of intertia of 16.0kg m^2 and has 10m N applied to it. if it starts from rest calculate the angular velocity. Also what is the kinetic energy 10seconds later?

The wheels angular velocity i used T=IA, and solved for Angular velocity solving for a i got .625rad/sec^2 . For knetic energy .625rad/sec^2 i get to 6.25rad/sec. then i take 1/2IW^2, and i get 312 J

Is my work correct ? If i made a mistake , can you please tell me where ?
It looks OK to me, assuming you meant to find the angular acceleration (not the angular velocity). To find the angular velocity, you'd need to know at what time.

Google_Spider said:
If I'm not wrong (which I am most of the time), you need more data (radius of wheel and distance from the centre where the 10mN force is applied) to solve this problem
10 m N (better: 10 N-m) is a torque, not a force.
 
i meant the angular velocity, i wanted to find, how would i find it ?
 
keylostman said:
i meant the angular velocity, i wanted to find, how would i find it ?
Depends on when. You found the angular velocity after 10 s, which you needed to calculate the KE.

Did you present the problem exactly as it was given to you?
 
Yes Doc, its correct. THe problem is copied right
 
Doc Al said:
10 m N (better: 10 N-m) is a torque, not a force.

OK, I thought it was 10 milli Newton force.

May I suggest using \omega=\omega_o+\alpha t
 
and KE =\frac{I{\omega}^2}{2}
 
keylostman said:
if it starts from rest calculate the angular velocity. Also what is the kinetic energy 10seconds later?
This is slightly ambiguous. Do they mean: 10 seconds later, calculate the angular velocity and the kinetic energy. (If so, then you did calculate the angular velocity.)

In order to calculate the velocity and KE, you must first calculate the angular acceleration. Which you did, even though you incorrectly called it angular velocity.

Google_Spider said:
OK, I thought it was 10 milli Newton force.
You never know! :wink: That's why I asked if the problem was presented exactly as given.
 
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Google_Spider said:
OK, I thought it was 10 milli Newton force.

May I suggest using \omega=\omega_o+\alpha t

For angular velocity, i don't know the time, the time is implied toward the 2nd part of question
 
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keylostman said:
For angular velocity, i don't know the time, the time is implied toward the 2nd part of question

Yeah. The question's language is a bit confusing. But I feel like they want angular velocity at 10 seconds, though they don't mention it.

Why not give them a general answer
\omega=0.625t

They can plug in whatever t they want and get the result :wink:
 
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Now you see the torture i go through to understand problems lol. All his questions are worded badly, must be cause he is from another Country heh
 
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keylostman said:
A wheel turns with a moment of intertia of 16.0kg m^2 and has 10m N applied to it. if it starts from rest calculate the angular velocity. Also what is the kinetic energy 10seconds later?

The wheels angular velocity i used T=IA, and solved for Angular velocity solving for a i got .625rad/sec^2 . For knetic energy .625rad/sec^2 i get to 6.25rad/sec. then i take 1/2IW^2, and i get 312 J

Is my work correct ? If i made a mistake , can you please tell me where ?

Thats correct mate.
 

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