Chapter 9

Rotation
Conceptual Problems

7 • During a baseball game, the pitcher has a blazing fastball. You have
not been able to swing the bat in time to hit the ball. You are now just trying to
make the bat contact the ball, hit the ball foul, and avoid a strikeout. So, you
decide to take your coach’s advice and grip the bat high rather than at the very
end. This change should increase bat speed; thus you will be able to swing the bat
quicker and increase your chances of hitting the ball. Explain how this theory
works in terms of the moment of inertia, angular acceleration, and torque of the
bat.

Determine the Concept By choking up, you are rotating the bat about an axis
closer to the center of mass, thus reducing the bat’s moment of inertia. The
smaller the moment of inertia the larger the angular acceleration (a quicker bat)
for the same torque.

11 • The motor of a merry-go-round exerts a constant torque on it. As it

speeds up from rest, the power output of the motor (a) is constant,
(b) increases linearly with the angular speed of the merry-go-round, (c) is zero.
(d) None of the above.

Determine the Concept The power delivered by the constant torque is the
product of the torque and the angular speed of the merry-go-round. Because the
constant torque causes the merry-go-round to accelerate, the power output
increases linearly with the angular speed of the merry-go-round. (b) is correct.

21 •• A spool is free to rotate about a fixed axis, and a string wrapped

around the axle causes the spool to rotate in a counterclockwise direction (see
Figure 9-42a). However, if the spool is set on a horizontal tabletop, the spool
instead (given sufficient frictional force between the table and the spool) rotates in
a clockwise direction and rolls to the right (Figure 9-42b). By considering torque
about the appropriate axes, show that these conclusions are consistent with
Newton’s second law for rotations.

Determine the Concept First, visualize the situation. The string pulling to the
right exerts a torque on the spool with a moment arm equal in length to the radius
of the inner portion of the spool. When the spool is freely rotating about that axis,
then the torque due to the pulling string causes a counter clockwise rotation.
Second, in the situation in which the spool is resting on the horizontal tabletop,
one should (for ease of understanding) consider torques not about the central axle
of the spool, but about the point of contact with the tabletop. In this situation,
there is only one force that can produce a torque – the applied force. The motion
of the spool can then be understood in terms of the force applied by the string and

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the moment arm equal to the difference between the outer radius and the inner
radius. This torque will cause a clockwise rotation about the point of contact
between spool and table – and thus the spool rolls to the right (whereas we might
have thought the spool would rotate in a counter-clockwise sense, and thus move
left).

Angular Velocity, Angular Speed and Angular Acceleration

29 • A wheel, released from rest, is rotating with constant angular

acceleration of 2.6 rad/s2. At 6.0 s after its release: (a) What is its angular speed?
(b) Through what angle has the wheel turned? (c) How many revolutions has it
completed? (d) What is the linear speed, and what is the magnitude of the linear
acceleration, of a point 0.30 m from the axis of rotation?

Picture the Problem Because the angular acceleration is constant, we can find
the various physical quantities called for in this problem by using constant-
acceleration equations.

(a) Using a constant-acceleration ω = ω 0 + αΔt

equation, relate the angular speed of or, when ω0 = 0,
the wheel to its angular acceleration: ω = αΔ t

Evaluate ω when Δt = 6.0 s: ω = ⎛⎜ 2.6 rad/s 2 ⎞⎟ (6.0 s ) = 15.6 rad/s

⎝ ⎠
= 16 rad/s

Δθ = ω 0 Δt + 12 α (Δt )
2
(b) Using another constant-
acceleration equation, relate the or, when ω0 = 0,
angular displacement to the wheel’s Δθ = 12 α (Δt )
2

angular acceleration and the time it

has been accelerating:

Evaluate Δθ when Δt = 6.0 s: Δθ (6 s ) = 1

2 (2.6 rad/s )(6.0 s)
2 2
= 46.8 rad
= 47 rad

(c) Convert Δθ (6.0 s ) from radians to 1 rev

Δθ (6.0 s ) = 46.8 rad × = 7.4 rev
revolutions: 2π rad
 Rotation 171

(d) Relate the angular speed of the v = rω = (0.30 m )(15.6 rad/s)

particle to its tangential speed and = 4.7 m/s
evaluate the latter when
Δt = 6.0 s:

Relate the resultant acceleration of a = at2 + ac2 = (rα )2 + (rω 2 )2

the point to its tangential and
centripetal accelerations when = r α 2 + ω4
Δt = 6.0 s:

Substitute numerical values and evaluate a:

(
a = (0.30 m ) 2.6 rad/s 2 ) + (15.6 rad/s )
2 4
= 73 m/s 2

37 •• The tape in a standard VHS videotape cassette has a total length of

246 m, which is enough for the tape to play for 2.0 h (Figure 9-44). As the tape
starts, the full reel has a 45-mm outer radius and a 12-mm inner radius. At some
point during the play, both reels have the same angular speed. Calculate this
angular speed in radians per second and in revolutions per minute. (Hint:
Between the two reels the tape moves at constant speed.)

Picture the Problem The two tapes will have the same tangential and angular
velocities when the two reels are the same size, i.e., have the same area. We can
calculate the tangential speed of the tape from its length and running time and
relate the angular speed to the constant tangential speed and the radii of the reels
when they are turning with the same angular speed.

r All the tape is on r

R the spool to the left.

The spools are rotating

with the same angular
speed.
r r
Rf Rf
172 Chapter 9

Relate the angular speed of a tape to v

ωf = (1)
its tangential speed when the tapes Rf
have the same angular speed:

At the instant both reels have the π Rf2 − π r 2 = 12 (π R 2 − π r 2 )

same area:

Solving for Rf yields: R2 + r 2

Rf =
2

Express the tangential speed of L

v=
the tape in terms of its length L T
and running time T:

Substituting or Rf and v in equation L

(1) gives: T L 2
ωf = =
R2 + r 2 T R + r2
2

Substitute numerical values and evaluate Rf:

246 m 2
ωf = = 1.04 rad/s = 1.0 rad/s
3600 s (45 mm )2 + (12 mm )2
2.0 h ×
h
rad 1 rev 60 s
= 1.04 × × = 9.9 rev/min
s 2π rad min

Calculating the Moment of Inertia

41 • Four particles, one at each of the four corners of a square with 2.0-m
long edges, are connected by massless rods (Figure 9-45). The masses of the
particles are m1= m3 = 3.0 kg and m2 = m4 = 4.0 kg. Find the moment of inertia of
the system about the z axis.

Picture the Problem The moment of inertia of a system of particles with respect
to a given axis is the sum of the products of the mass of each particle and the
square of its distance from the given axis.
 Rotation 173

Use the definition of the moment of I = ∑ mi ri 2

inertia of a system of four particles i

to obtain: = m1r12 + m2 r22 + m3 r32 + m4 r42

Substitute numerical values and evaluate Iz:

2 2 2
(
I z = (3.0 kg )(2.0 m ) + (4.0 kg )(0) + (3.0 kg )(2.0 m ) + (4.0 kg ) 2 2 m )
2

= 56 kg ⋅ m 2

53 ••• [SSM] Use integration to show that the moment of inertia of a thin
spherical shell of radius R and mass m about an axis through its center is 2mR2/3.

Picture the Problem We can derive the given expression for the moment of
inertia of a spherical shell by following the procedure outlined in the problem
statement.

Find the moment of inertia of a I = 52 mR 2

sphere, with respect to an axis
through a diameter, in Table 9-1:

Express the mass of the sphere as a m = 43 π ρ R 3

function of its density and radius:

Substitute for m to obtain: I = 158 π ρ R 5

Express the differential of this dI = 83 π ρ R 4 dR (1)

expression:

Express the increase in mass dm as dm = 4π ρ R 2 dR (2)

the radius of the sphere increases by
dR:

Eliminate dR between equations (1) dI = 23 R 2 dm

and (2) to obtain:

Integrate over the mass of the I spherical shell = 2

3 mR 2
spherical shell to obtain:
174 Chapter 9

Torque, Moment of Inertia, and Newton’s Second Law for

Rotation

59 • A 2.5-kg 11-cm-radius cylinder, initially at rest, is free to rotate about

the axis of the cylinder. A rope of negligible mass is wrapped around it and pulled
with a force of 17 N. Assuming that the rope does not slip, find (a) the torque
exerted on the cylinder by the rope, (b) the angular acceleration of the cylinder,
and (c) the angular speed of the cylinder after 0.50 s.

Picture the Problem We can find the torque exerted by the 17-N force from the
definition of torque. The angular acceleration resulting from this torque is related
to the torque through Newton’s second law in rotational form. Once we know the
angular acceleration, we can find the angular speed of the cylinder as a function
of time.

(a) The torque exerted by the rope is: τ = Fl = (17 N )(0.11m ) = 1.87 N ⋅ m
= 1.9 N ⋅ m

(b) Use Newton’s second law in τ

α=
rotational form to relate the I
acceleration resulting from this
torque to the torque:

Express the moment of inertia of the I = 12 MR 2

cylinder with respect to its axis of
rotation:

Substitute for I and simplify to 2τ

α=
obtain: MR 2

Substitute numerical values and 2(1.87 N ⋅ m )

α= = 124 rad/s 2
evaluate α: (2.5 kg )(0.11m )2

= 1.2 × 10 2 rad/s 2

(c) Using a constant-acceleration ω = ω0 + α t

equation, express the angular speed or, because ω0 = 0,
of the cylinder as a function of time: ω =αt

Substitute numerical values and ω (0.50 s ) = (124 rad/s 2 )(0.50 s )

evaluate ω (0.50 s): = 62 rad/s
 Rotation 175

Energy Methods Including Rotational Kinetic Energy

65 • A 1.4-kg 15-cm-diameter solid sphere is rotating about its diameter at

70 rev/min. (a) What is its kinetic energy? (b) If an additional 5.0 mJ of energy
are added to the kinetic energy, what is the new angular speed of the sphere?

Picture the Problem We can find the kinetic energy of this rotating ball from its
angular speed and its moment of inertia. In Part (b) we can use the work-kinetic
energy theorem to find the angular speed of the sphere when additional kinetic
energy has been added to the sphere.

(a) The initial rotational kinetic K i = 12 Iωi2

energy of the ball is:

Express the moment of inertia of the I = 52 MR 2

ball with respect to its diameter:

Substitute for I to obtain: K i = 15 MR 2ωi2

Substitute numerical values and evaluate K:

2
⎛ rev 2π rad 1min ⎞
K i = 15 (1.4 kg )(0.075 m ) ⎜⎜ 70
2
× × ⎟⎟ = 84.6 mJ = 85 mJ
⎝ min rev 60 s ⎠

(b) Apply the work-kinetic energy W = ΔK = K f − K i

theorem to the sphere to obtain: or
2(W + K i )
W = 12 Iωf2 − K i ⇒ ω f =
I

Substitute for I and simplify to 2(W + K i ) 5(W + K i )

obtain:
ωf = 2
=
5 MR
2
MR 2

Substitute numerical values and 5(84.6 mJ + 5.0 mJ )

evaluate ωf:
ωf =
(1.4 kg )(7.5 cm )2
rad 1 rev 60 s
= 7.542 × ×
s 2π rad min
= 72 rev/min
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67 •• A 2000-kg block is lifted at a constant speed of 8.0 cm/s by a steel

cable that passes over a massless pulley to a motor-driven winch (Figure 9-53).
The radius of the winch drum is 30 cm. (a) What is the tension in the cable?
(b) What torque does the cable exert on the winch drum? (c) What is the angular
speed of the winch drum? (d) What power must be developed by the motor to
drive the winch drum?

Picture the Problem Because the load is not being accelerated, the tension in the
cable equals the weight of the load. The role of the massless pulley is to change
the direction the force (tension) in the cable acts.

(a) Because the block is lifted at (

T = mg = (2000 kg ) 9.81m/s 2 )
constant speed:
= 19.6 kN

(b) Apply the definition of torque to τ = Tr = (19.6 kN )(0.30 m )

the winch drum: = 5.9 kN ⋅ m

(c) Relate the angular speed of the v 0.080 m/s

ω= = = 0.27 rad/s
winch drum to the rate at which the r 0.30 m
load is being lifted (the tangential
speed of the cable on the drum):

(d) The power developed by the P = Tv = (19.6 kN )(0.080 m/s)

motor in terms is the product of the = 1.6 kW
tension in the cable and the speed
with which the load is being lifted:

Pulleys, Yo-Yos, and Hanging Things

71 •• The system shown in Figure 9-55consists of a 4.0-kg block resting on

a frictionless horizontal ledge. This block is attached to a string that passes over a
pulley, and the other end of the string is attached to a hanging 2.0-kg block. The
pulley is a uniform disk of radius 8.0 cm and mass 0.60 kg. Find the acceleration
of each block and the tension in the string.

Picture the Problem The diagrams show the forces acting on each of the masses
and the pulley. We can apply Newton’s second law to the two blocks and the
pulley to obtain three equations in the unknowns T1, T2, and a.
 Rotation 177

Fn 4

T1 T1
x T2
r
mp
T2 m2 g
m4 g
x x

Apply Newton’s second law in ∑F =T x 1 = m4 a , (1)

translational and rotational form to
the two blocks and the pulley to
∑τ = (T
p 2 − T1 ) r = I pα , (2)
and
obtain:
∑ Fx = m2 g − T2 = m2 a (3)

Substitute for Ip and α in equation T2 − T1 = 12 M p a (4)

(2) to obtain:

Eliminate T1 and T2 between m2 g

a=
equations (1), (3) and (4) and solve m2 + m4 + 12 M p
for a:
Substitute numerical values and
a=
(2.0 kg )(9.81m/s 2 )
evaluate a: 2.0 kg + 4.0 kg + 12 (0.60 kg )
= 3.11 m/s 2 = 3.1 m/s 2

Using equation (1), evaluate T1: (

T1 = (4.0 kg ) 3.11m/s 2 = 12 N )
Solve equation (3) for T2: T2 = m2 ( g − a )

Substitute numerical values and (

T2 = (2.0 kg ) 9.81m/s 2 − 3.11m/s 2 )
evaluate T2: = 13 N

79 •• Two objects are attached to ropes that are attached to two wheels on a
common axle, as shown in Figure 9-60. The two wheels are attached together so
that they form a single rigid object. The moment of inertia of the rigid object is 40
kg⋅m2. The radii of the wheels are R1 = 1.2 m and R2 = 0.40 m. (a) If m1= 24 kg,
find m2 such that there is no angular acceleration of the wheels. (b) If 12 kg is
placed on top of m1, find the angular acceleration of the wheels and the tensions in
the ropes.
178 Chapter 9

Picture the Problem The following diagram shows the forces acting on both
objects and the pulley for the conditions of Part (b). By applying Newton’s second
law of motion, we can obtain a system of three equations in the unknowns T1, T2,
and α that we can solve simultaneously.
x
R1
T1 R2
T2
0
T1 T2
m1 g
x m2 g
F
x

(a) When the system does not ∑τ 0 = m1 gR1 − m2 gR2 = 0

accelerate, T1 = m1 g and T2 = m2 g .
Under these conditions:

Solving for m2 yields: R1

m2 = m1
R2

Substitute numerical values and 1.2 m

m2 = (24 kg ) = 72 kg
evaluate m2: 0.40 m

(b) Apply Newton’s second law in ∑F x = m1 g − T1 = m1 a , (1)

translational and rotational form to
the objects and the pulley:
∑τ 0 = T1 R1 − T2 R2 = I 0α , (2)
and
∑ Fx = T2 − m2 g = m2 a (3)

Eliminate a in favor of α in T1 = m1 ( g − R1α ) (4)

equations (1) and (3) and solve for T1 and
and T2: T2 = m2 ( g + R2α ) (5)

Substitute for T1 and T2 in equation α=

(m1 R1 − m2 R2 )g
(2) and solve for α to obtain: m1 R12 + m2 R22 + I 0

Substitute numerical values and evaluate α:

α=
[(36 kg )(1.2 m ) − (72 kg )(0.40 m )](9.81m/s 2 ) = 1.37 rad/s 2 = 1.4 rad/s 2
(36 kg )(1.2 m )2 + (72 kg )(0.40 m )2 + 40 kg ⋅ m 2
 Rotation 179

Substitute numerical values in equation (4) to find T1:

[ ( )]
T1 = (36 kg ) 9.81m/s 2 − (1.2 m ) 1.37 rad/s 2 = 0.29 kN

Substitute numerical values in equation (5) to find T2:

[ ( )]
T2 = (72 kg ) 9.81m/s 2 + (0.40 m ) 1.37 rad/s 2 = 0.75 kN

81 •• A uniform cylinder of mass m1and radius R is pivoted on frictionless

bearings. A massless string wrapped around the cylinder is connected to a block
of mass m2 that is on a frictionless incline of angle θ, as shown in Figure 9-62.
The system is released from rest with the block a vertical distance h above the
bottom of the incline. (a) What is the acceleration of the block? (b) What is the
tension in the string? (c) What is the speed of the block as it reaches the bottom of
the incline? (d) Evaluate your answers for the special case where θ = 90° and
m1= 0. Are your answers what you would expect for this special case? Explain.

Picture the Problem Let the zero of

gravitational potential energy be at
F
the bottom of the incline. By y
applying Newton’s second law to the T
R
cylinder and the block we can obtain m1 T Fn
simultaneous equations in a, T, and 0
α from which we can express a and x
T. By applying the conservation of θ
m2g
energy, we can derive an expression
for the speed of the block when it
reaches the bottom of the incline.

(a) Apply Newton’s second law in ∑τ 0 = TR = I 0α (1)

rotational form to the cylinder and in and
translational form to the block:
∑ Fx = m2 g sin θ − T = m2 a (2)

Substitute for α and I0 in equation g sin θ

a=
(1), solve for T, and substitute in m
1+ 1
equation (2) and solve for a to 2m2
obtain:
(b) Substituting for a in equation (2) 1
m1 g sin θ
and solve for T yields: T= 2
m
1+ 1
2m2
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(c) Express the total energy of the Ebottom = K tran + K rot

system when the block is at the = 12 m2 v 2 + 12 I 0ω 2
bottom of the incline in terms of its
kinetic energies:

Substitute for ω and I0 to obtain:

( ) vr
2
1
2 m2 v 2 + 1 1
2 2 m1r 2 2
= m2 gh

Solving for v yields: 2 gh

v=
m
1+ 1
2 m2

(d) For θ = 90° and m1 = 0:

a = g , T = 0 , and v = 2 gh

Objects Rotating and Rolling Without Slipping

85 •• In 1993 a giant 400-kg yo-yo with a radius of 1.5 m was dropped from
a crane at a height of 57 m. One end of the string was tied to the top of the crane,
so the yo-yo unwound as it descended. Assuming that the axle of the yo-yo had a
radius of 0.10 m, estimate its linear speed at the end of the fall.

Picture the Problem The forces acting

on the yo-yo are shown in the figure. T
We can use a constant-acceleration
r
equation to relate the velocity of m 0
descent at the end of the fall to the yo-
yo’s acceleration and Newton’s second R
law in both translational and rotational
form to find the yo-yo’s acceleration.
mg
x

Using a constant-acceleration v 2 = v02 + 2aΔh

equation, relate the yo-yo’s final or, because v0 = 0,
speed to its acceleration and fall v = 2aΔh (1)
distance:
 Rotation 181

Apply Newton’s second law in ∑F x = mg − T = ma (2)

translational form and in rotational and
form the yo-yo to obtain:
∑ τ 0 = Tr = I 0α (3)

Use a = rα to eliminate α in a
Tr = I 0 (4)
equation (3) r

Eliminate T between equations (2) I0

mg − a = ma (5)
and (4) to obtain: r2
Substitute 12 mR 2 for I0 in equation 1
mR 2 g
mg − 2 2 a = ma ⇒ a =
(5): r R2
1+ 2
2r

Substitute numerical values and 9.81m/s 2

a= = 0.0864 m/s 2
evaluate a:
1+
(1.5 m )2

2(0.10 m )
2

Substitute in equation (1) and ( )

v = 2 0.0864 m/s 2 (57 m ) = 3.1 m/s
evaluate v:

93 •• A uniform thin cylindrical shell and a solid cylinder roll horizontally

without slipping. The speed of the cylindrical shell is v. The cylinder and the
hollow cylinder encounter an incline that they climb without slipping. If the
maximum height they reach is the same, find the initial speed v′ of the solid
cylinder.

Picture the Problem Let the subscripts u and h refer to the uniform and thin-
walled spheres, respectively. Because the cylinders climb to the same height, their
kinetic energies at the bottom of the incline must be equal.

Express the total kinetic energy of K h = K trans + K rot = 12 mh v 2 + 12 I hω 2

the thin-walled cylinder at the
bottom of the inclined plane: = mh v +
1
2
2 1
2 (
mh r
v2
r 2
2
)
= mh v 2

Express the total kinetic energy of K u = K trans + K rot = 12 mu v' 2 + 12 I uω '2

the solid cylinder at the bottom of
the inclined plane: = mu v' +
1
2
2 1 1
2 2 ( mu r
v' 2 3
r 2
2
)
= 4 mu v' 2
182 Chapter 9

Because the cylinders climb to the 3

4 mu v' 2 = mu gh
same height: and
mh v 2 = mh gh

Divide the first of these equations 3

mu v' 2 mu gh
4
=
by the second: mh v 2 mh gh

Simplify to obtain: 3v' 2 4

= 1 ⇒ v' = v
4v 2 3

99 ••• Two large gears that are being designed as part of a large machine and
are shown in Figure 9-66; each is free to rotate about a fixed axis through its
center. The radius and moment of inertia of the smaller gear are 0.50 m and
1.0 kg⋅m2, respectively, and the radius and moment of inertia of the larger gear are
1.0 m and 16 kg⋅m2, respectively. The lever attached to the smaller gear is 1.0 m
long and has a negligible mass. (a) If a worker will typically apply a force of
2.0 N to the end of the lever, as shown, what will be the angular accelerations of
gears the two gears? (b) Another part of the machine (not shown) will apply a
force tangentially to the outer edge of the larger gear to temporarily keep the gear
system from rotating. What should the magnitude and direction of this force
(clockwise or counterclockwise) be?

Picture the Problem The forces

responsible for the rotation of the 2N
gears are shown in the diagram to the
right. The forces acting through the F
centers of mass of the two gears have R2
been omitted because they produce l R1
no torque. We can apply Newton’s
second law in rotational form to
obtain the equations of motion of the
gears and the not slipping condition F
to relate their angular accelerations.

(a) Apply ∑ τ = Iα to the gears to 2.0 N ⋅ m − FR1 = I1α1 (1)

obtain their equations of motion: and
FR2 = I 2α 2 (2)
where F is the force keeping the gears
from slipping with respect to each
other.
 Rotation 183

Because the gears do not slip relative R1α1 = R2α 2

to each other, the tangential or
accelerations of the points where R
they are in contact must be the same: α 2 = 1 α1 = 12 α1 (3)
R2

Divide equation (1) by R1 to obtain: 2.0 N ⋅ m I

− F = 1 α1
R1 R1

Divide equation (2) by R2 to obtain: I2

F= α2
R2

Adding these equations yields: 2.0 N ⋅ m I1 I

= α1 + 2 α 2
R1 R1 R2

Use equation (3) to eliminate α2: 2.0 N ⋅ m I1 I

= α1 + 2 α1
R1 R1 2 R2

Solving for α1 yields: 2.0 N ⋅ m

α1 =
R
I1 + 1 I 2
2 R2

Substitute numerical values and 2.0 N ⋅ m

α1 =
evaluate α1:
1.0 kg ⋅ m 2 +
0.50 m
2(1.0 m )
(
16 kg ⋅ m 2 )
= 0.400 rad/s 2 = 0.40 rad/s 2

Use equation (3) to evaluate α2: α2 = 1

2 (0.400 rad/s ) =
2
0.20 rad/s2

(b) To counterbalance the 2.0-N·m 2.0 N ⋅ m

2.0 N ⋅ m − FR1 = 0 ⇒ F =
torque, a counter torque of 2.0 N·m R1
must be applied to the first gear:

Substitute numerical values and 2.0 N ⋅ m

F= = 4.0 N, clockwise
evaluate F: 0.50 m

Rolling With Slipping

105 •• A 0.16-kg billiard ball whose radius is 3.0 cm is given a sharp blow by
a cue stick. The applied force is horizontal and the line of action of the force
passes through the center of the ball. The speed of the ball just after the blow is
184 Chapter 9

4.0 m/s, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the ball and the billiard
table is 0.60. (a) How long does the ball slide before it begins to roll without
slipping? (b) How far does it slide? (c) What is its speed once it begins rolling
without slipping?

Picture the Problem Because the impulse is applied through the center of mass,
ω0 = 0. We can use the results of Example 9-16 to find the rolling time without
slipping, the distance traveled to rolling without slipping, and the speed of the ball
once it begins to roll without slipping.

(a) From Example 9-19 we have: 2 v0

t1 =
7 μk g

Substitute numerical values and 2 4.0 m/s

t1 = = 0.19 s
evaluate t1: (
7 (0.60 ) 9.81 m/s 2 )
(b) From Example 9-19 we have: 12 v02
s1 =
49 μ k g

Substitute numerical values and

s1 =
12 (4.0 m/s) 2
= 0.67 m
evaluate s1: (
49 (0.60) 9.81m/s 2 )
(c) From Example 9-16 we have: 5
v1 = v0
7

Substitute numerical values and 5

v1 = (4.0 m/s) = 2.9 m/s
evaluate v1: 7

General Problems

113 •• A uniform 120-kg disk with a radius equal to 1.4 m initially rotates
with an angular speed of 1100 rev/min. A constant tangential force is applied at a
radial distance of 0.60 m from the axis. (a) How much work must this force do to
stop the wheel? (b) If the wheel is brought to rest in 2.5 min, what torque does the
force produce? What is the magnitude of the force? (c) How many revolutions
does the wheel make in these 2.5 min?

Picture the Problem To stop the wheel, the tangential force will have to do an
amount of work equal to the initial rotational kinetic energy of the wheel. We can
find the stopping torque and the force from the average power delivered by the
force during the slowing of the wheel. The number of revolutions made by the
wheel as it stops can be found from a constant-acceleration equation.
 Rotation 185

(a) Relate the work that must be W = 12 Iω 2 = (

1 1
2 2 )
mr 2 ω 2 = 14 mr 2ω 2
done to stop the wheel to its kinetic
energy:

Substitute numerical values and evaluate W:

2
⎡ rev 2π rad 1min ⎤
W = (120 kg )(1.4 m ) ⎢1100
2
1
4 × × ⎥ = 780 kJ = 7.8 × 10 2 kJ
⎣ min rev 60 s ⎦

(b) Express the stopping torque in Pav

Pav = τω av ⇒ τ =
terms of the average power required: ωav

Substitute numerical values and evaluate τ :

780 kJ

τ=
(2.5 min )(60 s/min )
(1100 rev/min)(2π rad/rev)(1 min/60 s ) = 90.3 N ⋅ m = 90 N ⋅ m
2

Relate the stopping torque to the τ 90.3 N ⋅ m

F= = = 0.15 kN
magnitude of the required force and R 0.60 m
evaluate F:

(c) Using a constant-acceleration Δθ = ωav Δt

equation, relate the angular
displacement of the wheel to its
average angular speed and the
stopping time:

Substitute numerical values and ⎛ 1100 rev/min ⎞

Δθ = ⎜ ⎟ (2.5 min )
evaluate Δθ: ⎝ 2 ⎠
= 1.4 × 10 3 rev

119 •• You are participating in league bowling with your friends. Time after
time, you notice that your bowling ball rolls back to you without slipping on the
flat section of track. When the ball encounters the slope that brings it up to the
ball return, it is moving at 3.70 m/s. The length of the sloped part of the track is
2.50 m. The radius of the bowling ball is 11.5 cm. (a) What is the angular speed
of the ball before it encounters the slope? (b) If the speed with which the ball
emerges at the top of the incline is 0.40 m/s, what is the angle (assumed constant),
186 Chapter 9

that the sloped section of the track makes with the horizontal? (c) What is the
magnitude of the angular acceleration of the ball while it is on the slope?

Picture the Problem The pictorial representation shows the bowling ball slowing
down as it rolls up the slope. Let the system include the ball, the incline, and
Earth. Then Wext = 0 and we can use conservation of mechanical energy to find
the angle of the sloped section of the track.
r

2
L
m
θ
Ug = 0
1

(a) Because the bowling ball rolls v

without slipping, its angular speed is ω=
r
directly proportional to its linear where r is the radius of the bowling
speed: ball.

Substitute numerical values and 3.70 m/s

evaluate ω:
ω= = 32.17 rad/s
0.115 m
= 32.2 rad/s

(b) Apply conservation of Wext = ΔK + ΔU

mechanical energy to the system as or, because Wext = 0,
the bowling ball rolls up the incline: K t,2 − K t,1 + K r,2 − K r,1 + U 2 − U 1 = 0

Substituting for the kinetic and potential energies yields:

1
2 mv22 − 12 mv12 + 12 I ballω 22 − 12 I ballω12 + mgL sin θ = 0

Solving for θ yields: ⎡ m(v12 − v22 ) + I ball (ω12 − ω 22 )⎤

θ = sin ⎢ −1
⎥
⎣ 2mgL ⎦

Because I ball = 52 mr 2 :
θ = sin ⎢
( ) (
⎡ m v12 − v22 + 52 mr 2 ω12 − ω 22 ⎤
−1 )
⎥
⎣ 2mgL ⎦

= sin −1 ⎢ 1
(
⎡ 7 v − v2 ⎤
2 2
)
⎥
⎣ 10 gL ⎦
 Rotation 187

Substitute numerical values and

evaluate θ : θ = sin −1 ⎢
( )
⎡ 7 (3.70 m/s )2 − (0.40 m/s )2 ⎤
( )
⎣ 10 9.81 m/s (2.50 m ) ⎦
2 ⎥

= 23°

(c) The angular acceleration of the a

bowling ball is directly proportional α= (1)
r
to its translational acceleration:

Use a constant-acceleration equation v22 − v12

to relate the speeds of the ball at v22 = v12 + 2aL ⇒ a =
2L
points 1 and 2 to its acceleration:

Substitute in equation (1) to obtain: v22 − v12

α=
2rL

Substitute numerical values and

α =
(0.40 m/s)2 − (3.70 m/s)2
evaluate α : 2(0.115 m )(2.50 m )
= 24 rad/s 2

121 •• A popular classroom demonstration involves taking a meterstick and

holding it horizontally at the 0.0-cm end with a number of pennies spaced evenly
along its surface. If the hand is suddenly relaxed so that the meterstick pivots
freely about the 0.0-cm mark under the influence of gravity, an interesting thing is
seen during the first part of the stick’s rotation: the pennies nearest the 0.0-cm
mark remain on the meterstick, while those nearest the 100-cm mark are left
behind by the falling meterstick. (This demonstration is often called the ″faster
than gravity″ demonstration.) Suppose this demonstration is repeated without any
pennies on the meterstick. (a) What would the initial acceleration of the 100.0-cm
mark then be? (The initial acceleration is the acceleration just after the release.)
(b) What point on the meterstick would then have an initial acceleration greater
than g?

Picture the Problem The diagram shows the force the hand supporting the
meterstick exerts at the pivot point and the force Earth exerts on the meterstick
acting at the center of mass. We can relate the angular acceleration to the
acceleration of the end of the meterstick using a = Lα and use Newton’s second
law in rotational form to relate α to the moment of inertia of the meterstick.
r
Fhand
cm
P x
1
0 2 L L
r
Mg
188 Chapter 9

(a) Relate the acceleration of the far a = Lα (1)

end of the meterstick to the angular
acceleration of the meterstick:

Apply ∑τ = Iα about an axis ⎛L⎞

Mg ⎜ ⎟ = I Pα ⇒ α =
MgL
perpendicular to the page and ⎝2⎠ 2I P
through the left end of the meter
stick to obtain:

From Table 9-1, for a rod pivoted at I P = 13 ML2

one end, we have:

Substitute for I P in the expression 3MgL 3g

α= =
for α to obtain: 2ML2 2 L

Substitute for α in equation (1) to 3g

a=
obtain: 2

Substitute numerical values and

a=
(
3 9.81m/s 2 )
= 14.7 m/s 2
evaluate a: 2

(b) Express the acceleration of a 3g

point on the meterstick a distance x a = αx = x
2L
from the pivot point:

Express the condition that the 3g 2L

meterstick have an initial x> g⇒x>
2L 3
acceleration greater than g:

Substitute the numerical value of L 2(100.0 cm )

and evaluate x: x> = 66.7 cm
3

125 ••• Let’s calculate the position y of the falling load attached to the winch
in Example 9-8 as a function of time by numerical integration. Let the +y
direction be straight downward. Then, v(y) = dy/dt, or
N
1 1
dy ′ ≈ ∑
y
t=∫ Δy ′
i=0 v (y ′i )
0 v (y ′ )

where t is the time taken for the bucket to fall a distance y, Δy′ is a small
increment of y′, and y′ = NΔy′. Hence, we can calculate t as a function of d by
numerical summation. Make a graph of y versus t between 0 s and 2.00 s. Assume
mw = 10.0 kg, R = 0.50 m, mb = 5.0 kg, L = 10.0 m, and mc = 3.50 kg. Use
Δy′ = 0.10 m. Compare this position to the position of the falling load if it were in
free-fall.
 Rotation 189

Picture the Problem As the load falls, mechanical energy is conserved. As in

Example 9-7, choose the initial potential energy to be zero and let the system
include the winch, the bucket, and Earth. Apply conservation of mechanical
energy to obtain an expression for the speed of the bucket as a function of its
position and use the given expression for t to determine the time required for the
bucket to travel a distance y.

Apply conservation of mechanical U f + Kf = U i + Ki = 0 + 0 = 0 (1)

energy to the system to obtain:

Express the total potential energy U f = U bf + U cf + U wf

when the bucket has fallen a distance
⎛ y⎞
y: = −mgy − mc'g ⎜ ⎟
⎝2⎠
where mc' is the mass of the hanging
part of the cable.

Assume the cable is uniform and mc' mc m

= or mc' = c y
express mc' in terms of mc, y, and L: y L L

Substitute for mc' to obtain: mc gy 2

U f = −mgy −
2L

Noting that bucket, cable, and rim of K f = K bf + K cf + K wf

the winch have the same speed v,
= 12 mv 2 + 12 mc v 2 + 12 Iωf2
express the total kinetic energy when
( ) Rv
2
the bucket is falling with speed v:
= 12 mv 2 + 12 mc v 2 + 12 1
2 MR 2 2

= 12 mv 2 + 12 mc v 2 + 14 Mv 2

Substituting in equation (1) yields:

mc gy 2 1 2 1
− mgy − + 2 mv + 2 mc v 2 + 14 Mv 2 = 0
2L

Solving for v yields: 2mc gy 2

4mgy +
v= L
M + 2 m + 2 mc

A spreadsheet solution is shown below. The formulas used to calculate the

quantities in the columns are as follows:

Cell Formula/Content Algebraic Form

D9 0 y0
190 Chapter 9

D10 D9+$B$8 y + Δy
E9 0 v0
E10 ((4*$B$3*$B$7*D10+2*$B$7*D10^2/(2*$B$5))/ 2mc gy 2
($B$1+2*$B$3+2*$B$4))^0.5 4mgy +
L
M + 2m + 2mc
F10 F9+$B$8/((E10+E9)/2) ⎛v +v ⎞
t n−1 + ⎜ n−1 n ⎟Δy
⎝ 2 ⎠

J9 0.5*$B$7*H9^2 1
2 gt 2

A B C D E F G H I J
1 M= 10 kg
2 R= 0.5 m
3 m= 5 kg
4 mc= 3.5 kg
5 L= 10 m
6
7 g= 9.81 m/s2
8 dy= 0.1 m y v ( y) t ( y) t ( y) y 0.5gt2
9 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.00
10 0.1 0.85 0.23 0.23 0.1 0.27
11 0.2 1.21 0.33 0.33 0.2 0.54
12 0.3 1.48 0.41 0.41 0.3 0.81
13 0.4 1.71 0.47 0.47 0.4 1.08
15 0.5 1.91 0.52 0.52 0.5 1.35

105 9.6 9.03 2.24 2.24 9.6 24.61

106 9.7 9.08 2.25 2.25 9.7 24.85
107 9.8 9.13 2.26 2.26 9.8 25.09
108 9.9 9.19 2.27 2.27 9.9 25.34
109 10.0 9.24 2.28 2.28 10.0 25.58

The solid line on the following graph shows the position of the bucket as a
function of time when it is in free fall and the dashed line shows its position as a
function of time under the conditions modeled in this problem.
 Rotation 191

20
18
16
14 y'
free fall
12

y (m)
10
8
6
4
2
0
0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
t (s)

127 ••• In problems dealing with a pulley with a nonzero moment of inertia,
the magnitude of the tensions in the ropes hanging on either side of the pulley are
not equal. The difference in the tension is due to the static frictional force between
the rope and the pulley; however, the static frictional force cannot be made
arbitrarily large. Consider a massless rope wrapped partly around a cylinder
through an angle Δθ (measured in radians). It can be shown that if the tension on
one side of the pulley is T, while the tension on the other side is T′ (T′ > T), the
maximum value of T′ that can be maintained without the rope slipping is
′ = Teμs Δθ , where μs is the coefficient of static friction. Consider the Atwood’s
Tmax
machine in Figure 9-77: the pulley has a radius R = 0.15 m, the moment of inertia
is I = 0.35 kg⋅m2, and the coefficient of static friction between the wheel and the
string is μs = 0.30. (a) If the tension on one side of the pulley is 10 N, what is the
maximum tension on the other side that will prevent the rope from slipping on the
pulley? (b) What is the acceleration of the blocks in this case? (c) If the mass of
one of the hanging blocks is 1.0 kg, what is the maximum mass of the other block
if, after the blocks are released, the pulley is to rotate without slipping?
192 Chapter 9

Picture the Problem Free-body

diagrams for the pulley and the two
blocks are shown to the right. Choose R
a coordinate system in which the
direction of motion of the block whose
mass is M (downward) is the +y T1 T2
direction. We can use the given
relationship T 'max = Te μs Δθ to relate the
tensions in the rope on either side of
the pulley and apply Newton’s second T1 T2
law in both rotational form (to the m M
pulley) and translational form (to the
blocks) to obtain a system of equations mg
Mg
that we can solve simultaneously for a,
T1, T2, and M.

(a) Use T 'max = Te μs Δθ to evaluate the T ' max = (10 N )e (0.30 )π = 25.66 N
maximum tension required to = 26 N
prevent the rope from slipping on the
pulley:

(b) Given that the angle of wrap is π T2 = T1e (0.30 )π (1)

radians, express T2 in terms of T1:

Because the rope doesn’t slip, we a

can relate the angular acceleration, α=
R
α, of the pulley to the acceleration,
a, of the hanging masses by:

Apply ∑ τ = Iα about an axis (T2 − T1 ) R = I a (2)

perpendicular to the plane of the R
pulley and through its center to
obtain:

Substitute for T2 from equation (1) in

equation (2) to obtain: (T e (
1
0.30 )π
)
− T1 R = I
a
R

Solving for T1 yields: I

T1 = a
(e (0.30 )π
−1 R2)
Apply ∑F y = ma y to the block T1 − mg = ma
whose mass is m to obtain: and
T1 = ma + mg (3)
 Rotation 193

Equating these two expressions for g

T1 and solving for a gives: a=
I
−1
(e (0.30 )π
)
− 1 mR 2

Substitute numerical values and 9.81 m/s 2

evaluate a: a=
0.35 kg ⋅ m 2
−1
(e( 0.30 )π
)
− 1 (1.0 kg )(0.15 m )
2

= 1.098 m/s 2 = 1.1 m/s 2

(c) Apply ∑F y = ma y to the block

Mg − T2 = Ma ⇒ M =
T2
whose mass is M to obtain: g −a

Substitute for T2 (from equation (1)) m(a + g )e (0.30 )π

M=
and T1 (from equation (3)) yields: g −a

Substitute numerical values and evaluate M:

M=
(1.0 kg )(1.098 m/s 2 + 9.81 m/s 2 )e (0.30 )π = 3.2 kg
9.81 m/s 2 − 1.098 m/s 2
194 Chapter 9