A 250 g toy car is placed on a narrow 60-cm-diameter track with wheel grooves that keep the car going in a circle. The 1.5 kg track is free to turn on a frictionless, vertical axis. The spokes have negligible mass. After the car's switch is turned on, it soon reaches a steady speed of 0.74 m/s relative to the track. What then is the track's angular velocity, in rpm?

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Answer:

[tex]\omega_{t}=-3.9 rpm[/tex]

Explanation:

Let's use the conservation of angular momentum here. If there is a conservation the addition of both must be zero.

[tex]L_{c}+L_{t}=0[/tex]

The momentum of inertia of both are:

[tex]I_{c}=m_{c}R^{2}[/tex]

[tex]I_{t}=m_{t}R^{2}[/tex]

The angular momentum is the product between angular velocity and momentum of inertia.

[tex]I_{c}\omega_{c}+I_{t}\omega_{t}=0[/tex]

[tex]I_{c}\omega_{c}+I_{t}\omega_{t}=0[/tex]

Let's solve it for ω(t).

[tex]\omega_{t}=-\frac{I_{c}\omega_{c}}{I_{t}}[/tex]

[tex]\omega_{t}=-\frac{m_{c}R^{2}\omega_{c}}{m_{t}R^{2}}[/tex]

But [tex]\omega=V/R[/tex]

  • R is the radius R=D/2 = 30 cm = 0.3 m
  • V is the steady speed V = 0.74 m/s

[tex]\omega_{t}=-\frac{m_{c}R^{2}*V/R}{m_{t}R^{2}}[/tex]

[tex]\omega_{t}=-\frac{m_{c}V}{m_{t}R}[/tex]

[tex]\omega_{t}=-\frac{0.25*0.74}{1.5*0.3}[/tex]  

[tex]\omega_{t}=-0.41 rad/s[/tex]

 

Knowing that 2π  rad is a rev. We have.

[tex]\omega_{t}=-3.9 rpm[/tex]

The minus sign means the track is moving opposite of the car.      

I hope it helps you!

Answer:

the track's angular velocity = 3.363 rpm

Explanation:

Given that ;

A 250 g toy car is placed on a narrow 60-cm-diameter track

mass m of the car = 250 g = 0.25 kg

diameter of the car = 60 cm

radius of the car = 60/2 = 30 cm = 0.3 m

The 1.5 kg track is free to turn on a frictionless, vertical axis.

mass M of the track = 1.5 kg

steady speed v = 0.74 m/s

the track's angular velocity, in rpm =???

Now; the derived equation for the conservation of angular momentum can be expressed as:

[tex]\omega = \frac{mv}{r(m+M)}[/tex]

[tex]\omega = \frac{0.25*0.74}{0.3(0.25+1.5)}[/tex]

[tex]\omega = 0.352 \ rad/ sec[/tex]

to rpm ; we have:

[tex]\omega = 0.352 \ rad/ sec (\frac{60 s}{1 m})(\frac{1 rev}{2(3.14)rad})[/tex]

[tex]\omega = 3.363 \ rpm[/tex]

Thus, the track's angular velocity = 3.363 rpm