Question: Big Ben, the Parliament tower clock in London, has an hour hand 2.70 m long with a mass of 60.0 kg, and a minute hand

Big Ben, the Parliament tower clock in London, has an hour hand 2.70 m long with a mass of 60.0 kg, and a minute hand 4.50 m long with a mass of 100 kg (Fig. P10.40). Calculate the total rotational kinetic energy of the two hands about the axis of rotation. (You may model the hands as long, thin rods.)

Big Ben, the Parliament tower clock in London

Figure P10.40 Problems 40 and 74

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