A baseball bat has a “sweet spot” where a ball can be hit with almost effortless transmission of energy. A careful analysis of baseball dynamics shows that this special spot is located at the point where an applied force would result in pure rotation of the bat about the handle grip. Determine the location of the sweet spot of the bat shown in Fig. 11–51. Tile linear mass density of the bat is given roughly by (0.61 + 3.3 x 2 ) kg/m, where x is in meters measured from the end of the handle. The entire bat is 0.84 m long. The desired rotation point should be 5.0 cm from the end where the bat is held. [ Hint : Where is the CM of the bat?] FIGURE 11–51 Problem 82.
A baseball bat has a “sweet spot” where a ball can be hit with almost effortless transmission of energy. A careful analysis of baseball dynamics shows that this special spot is located at the point where an applied force would result in pure rotation of the bat about the handle grip. Determine the location of the sweet spot of the bat shown in Fig. 11–51. Tile linear mass density of the bat is given roughly by (0.61 + 3.3 x 2 ) kg/m, where x is in meters measured from the end of the handle. The entire bat is 0.84 m long. The desired rotation point should be 5.0 cm from the end where the bat is held. [ Hint : Where is the CM of the bat?] FIGURE 11–51 Problem 82.
A baseball bat has a “sweet spot” where a ball can be hit with almost effortless transmission of energy. A careful analysis of baseball dynamics shows that this special spot is located at the point where an applied force would result in pure rotation of the bat about the handle grip. Determine the location of the sweet spot of the bat shown in Fig. 11–51. Tile linear mass density of the bat is given roughly by (0.61 + 3.3x2) kg/m, where x is in meters measured from the end of the handle. The entire bat is 0.84 m long. The desired rotation point should be 5.0 cm from the end where the bat is held. [Hint: Where is the CM of the bat?]
A 50-story building is being planned. It is to be 180.0 m high
with a base 46.0 m by 76.0 m. Its total mass will be about
1.8 x 107 kg, and its weight therefore about 1.8 x 10° N.
Suppose a 200-km/h wind exerts a force of 950 N/m² over
the 76.0-m-wide face (Fig. 9–80). Calculate the torque about
the potential pivot point,
the rear edge_ of the
building (where Fp acts in
Fig. 9–80), and determine
whether the building will
topple. Assume the total
force of the wind acts at
I口
the midpoint of the build-
ing's face, and that the
building is not anchored
in bedrock. [Hint: Fe in
Fig. 9-80 represents the
force that the Earth would
...
mg
exert on the building in
the case where the building
would just begin to tip.]
FIGURE 9-80 Forces on a building subjected
to wind (FA), gravity (mg), and the force FE
on the building due to the Earth if the
building were just about to tip. Problem 61.
12–159. The small washer is sliding down the cord OA.
When it is at the midpoint, its speed is 28 m/s and its
acceleration is 7 m/s?. Express the velocity and acceleration
of the washer at this point in terms of its cylindrical
components.
6 m
3 m
17-106. The truck carries the spool which has a weight of
500 Ib and a radius of gyration of kg = 2 ft. Determine the
angular acceleration of the spool if it is not tied down on the
truck and the truck begins to accelerate at 3 ft/s². Assume
the spool does not slip on the bed of the truck.
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