A hollow cylinder of mass 40.0 kg, inner radius 50.0 cm and outer radius 65.0 cm rolls without slipping on its side down an incline of height 40.0 m. If it takes the cylinder 27.0 seconds to roll down the hill, how many times does it rotate before reaching the bottom?
Angular Momentum
The momentum of an object is given by multiplying its mass and velocity. Momentum is a property of any object that moves with mass. The only difference between angular momentum and linear momentum is that angular momentum deals with moving or spinning objects. A moving particle's linear momentum can be thought of as a measure of its linear motion. The force is proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum. Angular momentum is always directly proportional to mass. In rotational motion, the concept of angular momentum is often used. Since it is a conserved quantity—the total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant—it is a significant quantity in physics. To understand the concept of angular momentum first we need to understand a rigid body and its movement, a position vector that is used to specify the position of particles in space. A rigid body possesses motion it may be linear or rotational. Rotational motion plays important role in angular momentum.
Moment of a Force
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A hollow cylinder of mass 40.0 kg, inner radius 50.0 cm and outer radius 65.0 cm rolls without slipping on its side down an incline of height 40.0 m. If it takes the cylinder 27.0 seconds to roll down the hill, how many times does it rotate before reaching the bottom?
Given data:
Mass of hallow cylinder,
Inner radius,
Outer radius,
Height of inclined plane,
Time taken to roll down,
Moment of inertia of hollow cylinder,
Acceleration of the cylinder rolling down the inclined plane:
From equation of kinematics:
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