Calculating Current in a Rotating Loop Using Faraday's Law

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The discussion focuses on calculating the current in a rotating loop using Faraday's Law, with a plate rotating at 10 rad/s in a magnetic field of 0.2 T. The user attempts to find the current flowing through a 10-ohm resistor along the z-axis, applying the principles of motional EMF and transformer EMF. They derive the current equation as i(t) = 2.4 - 4sin(Wt) but realize the correct answer should be i(t) = 2.4 - 6sin(Wt), prompting confusion over a factor of 2 discrepancy. The user seeks assistance in identifying where their calculations may have gone wrong. Clarification on the application of Faraday's Law and the components of the magnetic field integral is requested.
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Homework Statement


Plate is rotating on the yz plane, so perpindicular to x-plane. It is rotating at angular velocity, W = 10 [rad/s]. If B = 0.2ay [T] and phi = 0 @ t = 0, find the current i, which is flowing up the portion of the loop that is along the z-axis (current is directed toward increasing values of z). A 10 ohm resistor also lies on the positive z-axis that the current goes through. Assume loop inductance is neglibile


Homework Equations


Faraday's Law, net voltage around a closed path is equal to the net time-varying mag. flux passes through the surface of your choosing.


The Attempt at a Solution


So, using Faraday's Law, I can break down the magnetic field integral into two components, the motional EMF minus the transformer EMF. The B-field is not changing with respect to time so the tranformer EMF goes to zero. The formula for motional EMF is:[(u x B) • dl]. Because the velocity around the edge of the rotating plate that is standing up straight on yz plane, u = W*p*aphi. Taking the cross product of u/B] x B, and then multiplying the different displacement vector (dl), I determine the current to be i(t) = 2.4-4sin(Wt). I have checked my calculations through these steps (i.e. making sure I multiplied centimeters by centimeters), and I don't see where I am going wrong. The correct answer is i(t) = 2.4-6sin(Wt). How can I be off by a factor of 2?! Please help!
 
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