Everyone's favorite flying sport disk can be approximated as the combination of a thin outer hoop and a uniform disk, both of diameter Da = 0.273 m. The mass of the hoop part is m, = 0.110 kg and the mass of the disk part is ma = 0.060 kg. Imagine making a boomerang that has the same total moment of inertia around its center as the sport disk. The boomerang is to be constructed in the shape of an "X," which can be approximated as two thin, uniform rods joined at their midpoints. If the total mass of the boomerang is to be mp = 0.235 kg, what must be the length Lb of the boomerang?
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
The idea of moments is an important concept in physics. It arises from the fact that distance often plays an important part in the interaction of, or in determining the impact of forces on bodies. Moments are often described by their order [first, second, or higher order] based on the power to which the distance has to be raised to understand the phenomenon. Of particular note are the second-order moment of mass (Moment of Inertia) and moments of force.
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