18.5 Rotation (check your understanding)  (Page 2/2)

The angular deceleration is uniform i.e. constant as given in the question. The torque due to friction at the axle is, therefore, also constant. Let “α” be the deceleration.

Applying, equation of motion for constant angular acceleration, we have :

$$\begin{array}{l}{\omega }_f={\omega }_i+\alpha t\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{Here,}{\omega }_i=10\mathrm{rad}/s;{\omega }_f=0;t=2s,\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow 0=10+\alpha x2\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow \alpha =-5rad/s^2\end{array}$$

The magnitude of torque is :

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow \tau =I\alpha =2x5=10N-m\end{array}$$

Hence, option (c) is correct.

This question is similar to earlier one except that we need to find the tangential force instead of torque. Since torque is equal to the product of tangential force and moment arm, we need to find torque first and then find the required tangential force.

A constant tangential force results in a torque along the axis of rotation. The torque, in turn, produces a constant angular acceleration “α”. As such, we can apply equation of motion for constant angular acceleration,

$$\begin{array}{l}{\omega }_f={\omega }_i+\alpha t\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{Here,}{\omega }_i=0;{\omega }_f=10\mathrm{rad}/s;t=2s,\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow 10=0+\alpha x2\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow \alpha =-5rad/s^2\end{array}$$

Applying Newton’s second law for rotation, we have :

$$\begin{array}{l}\tau =I\alpha \end{array}$$

Here,

$$\begin{array}{l}I=M{R}^2=2x{1}^2=2\mathrm{Kg}-m^2\end{array}$$

Hence,

$$\begin{array}{l}\tau =I\alpha =2x2=4N-m\end{array}$$

Now, torque is also given as :

$$\begin{array}{l}\tau =RF\end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{l}F=\frac{\tau }{R}=\frac{4}{1}=4N\end{array}$$

Hence, option (b) is correct.

The forces of 3N and 5N act through the axis of rotation. They do not constitute torque. The force of 4N constitute a clockwise torque of 4 x 10 = 40 N-m. On the other hand, the force of 2N constitute an anticlockwise torque of 2 x 20 = 40 N-m.

The cylinder, therefore, is acted by two equal, but opposite torques. Therefore, the net torque on the body is zero.

Hence, option (a) is correct.

Since, no slippage between wheels and the belt is involved, the linear velocity of the belt is same through out.

The rotation of the larger wheel causes the smaller wheel to rotate as well. Since two wheels are accelerated from at constant rate, it means that they are acted upon by constant torques. On the other hand, a net tangential force on either of the wheels is required to constitute a torque. As such, tension in the belt needs to be different so that there is a net tangential force on the flywheel.

Let ω be the angular speed of the larger wheel. The corresponding linear speed of the belt is :

$$\begin{array}{l}v={\omega }_{1}x{r}_1=\omega x2=2\omega \end{array}$$

The angular speed of the smaller wheel is :

$$\begin{array}{l}{\omega }_1=\frac{v}{r_2}=\frac{2\omega }{1}=2\omega \end{array}$$

On the other hand, the linear acceleration of the belt is :

$$\begin{array}{l}a={\alpha }_{1}x{r}_1=2x2=4m/s^2\end{array}$$

The angular acceleration of the smaller wheel is :

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow {\alpha }_2=\frac{a}{r_2}=\frac{4}{1}=4\mathrm{rad}/s^2\end{array}$$

Thus, angular accelerations of the wheels are not same. Now, the torque on the larger wheel is :

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow {\tau }_1=I_{1}x{\alpha }_1=2x2=4N-m\end{array}$$

The torque on the smaller wheel is :

$$\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow {\tau }_2=I_{2}x{\alpha }_2=1x4=4N-m\end{array}$$

Thus, the torques on the wheels is same.

Hence, options (b) and (c) are correct.