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Jan Villaroel
Topic: Physics Posted 1 year ago
A flywheel with a moment of inertia of 0.5 kg·m² is accelerated from rest to 120 rad/s in 10 seconds. Determine the torque applied to the flywheel.

A flywheel with a moment of inertia of 0.5 kg·m² is accelerated from rest to 120 rad/s in 10 seconds. Determine the torque applied to the flywheel.


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Koala Tutor
Oct 3, 2023
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The torque applied to the flywheel can be determined using the angular acceleration and the moment of inertia.

The angular acceleration (α) can be calculated using the equation:

α = (final angular velocity - initial angular velocity) / time

α = (120 rad/s - 0 rad/s) / 10 s = 12 rad/s²

The torque (τ) can be calculated using the equation:

τ = α * I

τ = 12 rad/s² * 0.5 kg·m² = 6 N·m

Therefore, the torque applied to the flywheel is 6 N·m.

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