A grinding wheel with radius of 12 cm is being used to sharpen a knife. The side of the knife is pressed perpendicularly into the wheel's surface with a force of 16 N. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the knife and the wheel is 0.28. What is the torque the grinding wheel's motor must supply to maintain its rotation rate of 50 rad/s?

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