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A wheel with rotational inertia i is mounted on a fixed, frictionless axle. the angular speed ω of the wheel is increased from zero to ωf in a time interval t. what is the average net torque τ on the wheel during this time interval?

Verified Answer :

According to Newton's second law:
τ = Iα, where I is the moment of inertia and α is the angular acceleration.
Angular acceleration can be written as:
α = (ωf - ωi) / t
α = ωf/t

Substituting into the second law:
τ = Iωf/t

The average net torque τ on the wheel during time interval t is

\({\tau= l( \dfrac{\omega_f}{t} )}\).

Given to us:

Initial angular speed of the wheel, \(\bold{\omega_i} =0\)

Final angular speed of the wheel, \(\bold{\omega_f} =\bold{\omega_f}\)

time interval needed to increase the angular speed of the wheel, t = t

Angular acceleration of the wheel,

\(\alpha=\dfrac{\bold{\omega_f} -\bold{\omega_i}}{t},\\\alpha=\dfrac{\bold{\omega_f} -0}{t},\\\alpha=\dfrac{\bold{\omega_f}}{t}\)

According to Newton's Second Law for Rotation:

If more than one torque acts on a rigid body about a fixed axis, then the sum of the torques equals the moment of inertia times the angular acceleration.

\(\begin{aligned}\\\sum_{0}^{\bold i}\tau&= \bold{l\alpha}\\\end{aligned}\)

where,

τ is the torque

I is the moment of inertia,

α is the angular acceleration.

Putting the values into the second law, to calculate the average net torque τ on the wheel during this time interval;

\(\begin{aligned}\\\sum_{0}^{\bold i}\tau&= \bold{l\alpha}\\\tau&= \bold{l\alpha}\\&= l( \frac{\omega_f}{t} )\end{aligned}\)

Hence, the average net torque τ on the wheel during time interval t is

\({\tau= l( \dfrac{\omega_f}{t} )}\).

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