Moment of inertia of solid slab

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The problem involves calculating the angular acceleration of a solid slab given its moment of inertia and several forces acting on it. The context includes the angles and distances related to these forces.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss the calculation of torques from the forces applied to the slab and express uncertainty about the correct perpendicular distance for one of the forces. There is an exploration of resolving forces into components and questioning the nature of these components as tangential or radial.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing hints and attempting to clarify the resolution of forces. Some participants express confusion about the tangential and radial components of the forces, while others suggest that assumptions about the geometry may be affecting the calculations.

Contextual Notes

There is mention of a missing distance in the problem setup, which is noted as a potential source of confusion. Participants are navigating the implications of this missing information on their calculations.

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Homework Statement


Solid slab with moment of inertia 2 kg m2 is given the forces as shown.
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Find the angular acceleration if θ = 37°, R1 = 10 cm, R2 = 25 cm

Homework Equations


τ = I . α

The Attempt at a Solution


This is what I've tried although I don't know it is correct or wrong; I tried to find all the torques by the 4 forces.
τ1 = 10 x R2 (clockwise)
τ2 = 10 x R1 (anti-clockwise)
τ3 = 20 x R1 (anti-clockwise)

I can't find the fourth torque because I don't know how to find the perpendicular distance from the inclined-10 N force to the center. Please help

Thanks
 
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Hint: You can resolve it into 2 components: tangential and radial
 
cupid.callin said:
Hint: You can resolve it into 2 components: tangential and radial

Sorry I don't get it. The arrow of the force is "toward" the slab, not "away" from it so if I resolve the force, I will get 10 cos θ and 10 sin θ but I don't see that one of them is tangential and one of them is radial.
 
songoku said:
Sorry I don't get it. The arrow of the force is "toward" the slab, not "away" from it so if I resolve the force, I will get 10 cos θ and 10 sin θ but I don't see that one of them is tangential and one of them is radial.

You are right, one of them won't actually be radial

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But since the blue distance is no given so i assume that its the imperfection of the figure causing the problem.
If you have a way of finding the blue distance the its good or else IMO you can call it radial ...
 

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cupid.callin said:
You are right, one of them won't actually be radial

attachment.php?attachmentid=42453&stc=1&d=1325703328.jpg


But since the blue distance is no given so i assume that its the imperfection of the figure causing the problem.
If you have a way of finding the blue distance the its good or else IMO you can call it radial ...

OK I think I get it. Thanks for your help :)
 

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