Question on total moment of inertia

[chess10771]

Homework Statement

A lawn sprinkler has three spouts that spray water, each r = 15.5 cm long. As the water is sprayed, the sprinkler turns around in a circle. The sprinkler has a total moment of inertia of 9.10 10^-2 kg · m2. If the sprinkler starts from rest and takes 2.60 s to reach its final speed of 3.0 rev/s, what force does each spout exert on the sprinkler?

Homework Equations

I= N * M * R ^2, not sure about N

The Attempt at a Solution

The radius is .155 m, I = 9.10 * 10^-2 , I can't figure out how to get M, do i use the fact that it takes "takes 2.60 s to reach its final speed of 3.0 rev/s" , please lay it out for me , thanks

 

[minger]

You have a speed and a time, which means you can calculate acceleration. You're also given a moment of inertia, which means you can find something else useful.

Then given that other useful piece of information, you should be able to find your answer.

 

[kerimek]

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I would approach this problem by first understanding the concept of moment of inertia and how it relates to rotational motion. Moment of inertia is a measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotational motion. In this case, it is a measure of how difficult it is to change the rotation of the lawn sprinkler.

To solve this problem, we can use the equation for moment of inertia, I= N * M * R^2, where N is the number of spouts, M is the mass of each spout, and R is the radius of the spout. We know that there are three spouts (N=3) and the radius is given as 15.5 cm or 0.155 m. However, we do not know the mass of each spout (M).

To find the mass of each spout, we can use the given information that the sprinkler has a total moment of inertia of 9.10 * 10^-2 kg · m^2 and the fact that it takes 2.60 s to reach its final speed of 3.0 rev/s. We can use the equation for rotational kinetic energy, KE = 1/2 * I * ω^2, where ω is the angular velocity. We know the final angular velocity (ω=3.0 rev/s) and the moment of inertia (I=9.10 * 10^-2 kg · m^2). Solving for KE, we get 1/2 * 9.10 * 10^-2 * (3.0 rev/s)^2 = 4.095 * 10^-2 J. This value represents the total kinetic energy of the sprinkler, which is equal to the sum of the kinetic energies of each spout.

Now, we can use the equation for kinetic energy, KE = 1/2 * M * v^2, where M is the mass of each spout and v is the linear velocity. We know that the linear velocity of each spout is equal to the radius (0.155 m) multiplied by the angular velocity (3.0 rev/s), so v = 0.155 * 3.0 = 0.465 m/s. Plugging in the values for KE and v, we can solve for the mass of each spout (M= 1.78 * 10^-2 kg).

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