A student performs the experiment as described in the lab using a slightly different apparatus than the
Question:
A student performs the experiment as described in the lab using a slightly different apparatus than the one you will use. The radius of the axle is 6 mm and the radius of the grey disk is 10 cm. She drops a 200g mass and the angular acceleration is 2.93 radians/s2.
a) Calculate the moment of inertia of the disk.
b) Calculate the mass of the disk.
She now adds a hollow cylinder to the apparatus. The inner and outer radii of the cylinder are 4 and 4.5 cm respectively. She drops the mass again and the new angular acceleration is 1.93 radians/s2.
c) Calculate the moment of inertia of the disk + cylinder together.
d) Calculate the moment of inertia of the cylinder by itself.
e) Calculate the mass of the cylinder.
Fundamentals of Physics
ISBN: 978-0471758013
8th Extended edition
Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick