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A compost barrel can be considered as a solid cylinder of mass
50.0 kg and radius of r = 30.0 cm, and a length of 0.900 m. It can
be turned about the long axis by applying a force to a handle
located d = 20.0 cm from the axis of the cylinder. The compost
barrel needs to be turned through 250 complete revolutions. Assume
you can apply a constant force of F = 10.0 N (always perpendicular
to the radius as the handle goes around in a circle).
What is the angular acceleration of the barrel?
How much time does it take to turn the barrel through 250
rev?
What is the angular velocity of the barrel at the end of that time?
Is this reasonable?
Given,
mass of cylinder is
radius of cylinder is
length of cylinder is
Moment of Inertia of the cylinder is
Torque applied to the cylinder is
Let be its angular acceleration, we have
One complete revolution is , therefore in 250 revolutions,
angular distance covered is
Assuming initially at rest, we have initial angular velocity
Let the time taken by the barrel be , then we have
Let be the final angular velocity, then we have
This is the final angular velocity attained by the cylinder in 250 revolutions