Torque and Rotational Motion
According to Newton's Second Law for Rotation, what is the relationship between net torque (), rotational inertia (), and angular acceleration ()?
A wheel with a rotational inertia of experiences a net torque of . What is its angular acceleration?
Two torques act on a rotating disc. Torque acts clockwise, and torque acts counterclockwise. If the disc has a rotational inertia of , what is the magnitude of the angular acceleration?
A complex machine part consists of a thin rod of mass and length attached to a solid sphere of mass and radius at the end of the rod. The system rotates about an axis at the other end of the rod. If a net torque is applied to this system, what is the angular acceleration, given that and ?
A clockwise torque is applied to a stationary wheel. In which direction will the angular acceleration of the wheel point?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Inward
Outward
Two torques are applied to an object. Torque has a magnitude of and points along the +z axis, while torque has a magnitude of and points along the -z axis. If the object's rotational inertia is , what is the direction of the angular acceleration?
Along the +z axis
Along the -z axis
Along the +x axis
Along the -x axis
A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder have the same mass and radius. Which one has a greater rotational inertia?
The solid cylinder
The hollow cylinder
They have the same rotational inertia
It depends on the material

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A system consists of two point masses, each with mass , connected by a massless rod of length . The system rotates about an axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through its center. What is the rotational inertia of the system?
A figure skater is spinning with her arms extended. She then pulls her arms in closer to her body. What happens to her angular speed?
It decreases
It increases
It remains the same
It becomes zero
A point on a rotating object is at a distance of from the axis of rotation. If the object has an angular speed of , what is the tangential speed of the point?