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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