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CHAPTER 10 Dynamics of Rotational Motion

pivot to the center of gravity is doubled. (e) What happens if all four
of the variables in parts (a) through (d) are doubled?
10.56 . Stabilization of the Hubble Space Telescope. The
Hubble Space Telescope is stabilized to within an angle of about
2-millionths of a degree by means of a series of gyroscopes that
spin at 19,200 rpm. Although the structure of these gyroscopes is
actually quite complex, we can model each of the gyroscopes as a
thin-walled cylinder of mass 2.0 kg and diameter 5.0 cm, spinning
about its central axis. How large a torque would it take to cause
these gyroscopes to precess through an angle of 1.0 * 10 -6 degree
during a 5.0-hour exposure of a galaxy?

PROBLEMS
10.57 .. A 50.0-kg grindstone is a solid disk 0.520 m in diameter.
You press an ax down on the rim with a normal force of 160 N
(Fig. P10.57). The coefcient of kinetic friction between the blade
and the stone is 0.60, and there is a constant friction torque of
6.50 N # m between the axle of the stone and its bearings. (a) How
much force must be applied tangentially at the end of a crank handle
0.500 m long to bring the stone from rest to 120 rev>min in 9.00 s?
(b) After the grindstone attains an angular speed of 120 rev>min,
what tangential force at the end of the handle is needed to maintain a
constant angular speed of 120 rev>min? (c) How much time does it
take the grindstone to come from 120 rev>min to rest if it is acted
on by the axle friction alone?
Figure P10.57
v
m 5 50.0 kg

F 5 160 N

10.58 .. An experimental bicycle wheel is placed on a test stand


so that it is free to turn on its axle. If a constant net torque of
7.00 N # m is applied to the tire for 2.00 s, the angular speed of the
tire increases from 0 to 100 rev>min. The external torque is then
removed, and the wheel is brought to rest by friction in its bearings
in 125 s. Compute (a) the moment of inertia of the wheel about the
rotation axis; (b) the friction torque; (c) the total number of revolutions made by the wheel in the 125-s time interval.
10.59 ... A grindstone in the shape of a solid disk with diameter
0.520 m and a mass of 50.0 kg is rotating
at 850 rev>min. You press an ax against Figure P10.60
the rim with a normal force of 160 N
Spin axis
(Fig. P10.57), and the grindstone comes to
rest in 7.50 s. Find the coefcient of friction between the ax and the grindstone.
You can ignore friction in the bearings.
10.60 ... A uniform, 8.40-kg, spherical
shell 50.0 cm in diameter has four small
2.00-kg masses attached to its outer surface and equally spaced around it. This

combination is spinning about an axis running through the center


of the sphere and two of the small masses (Fig. P10.60). What friction torque is needed to reduce its angular speed from 75.0 rpm to
50.0 rpm in 30.0 s?
10.61 ... A solid uniform cylinder with mass 8.25 kg and diameter 15.0 cm is spinning at 220 rpm on a thin, frictionless axle that
passes along the cylinder axis. You design a simple friction brake
to stop the cylinder by pressing the brake against the outer rim
with a normal force. The coefcient of kinetic friction between the
brake and rim is 0.333. What must the applied normal force be to
bring the cylinder to rest after it has turned through 5.25 revolutions?
10.62 ... A uniform hollow Figure P10.62
disk has two pieces of thin, light
wire wrapped around its outer
rim and is supported from the
ceiling (Fig. P10.62). Suddenly
one of the wires breaks, and the
remaining wire does not slip as
the disk rolls down. Use energy
conservation to nd the speed
30.0
cm
of the center of this disk after it
has fallen a distance of 2.20 m.
50.0 cm
10.63 ... A thin, uniform,
3.80-kg bar, 80.0 cm long, has
very small 2.50-kg balls glued Figure P10.63
on at either end (Fig. P10.63). 2.50 kg
2.50 kg
It is supported horizontally by
a thin, horizontal, frictionless
Bar
Axle (seen end-on)
axle passing through its center
and perpendicular to the bar.
Suddenly the right-hand ball becomes detached and falls off, but
the other ball remains glued to the bar. (a) Find the angular acceleration of the bar just after the ball falls off. (b) Will the angular
acceleration remain constant as the bar continues to swing? If not,
will it increase or decrease? (c) Find the angular velocity of the bar
just as it swings through its vertical position.
10.64 ... While exploring a castle, Exena the Exterminator is spotted by a dragon that chases her down a hallway. Exena runs into a
room and attempts to swing the heavy door shut before the dragon
gets her. The door is initially perpendicular to the wall, so it must be
turned through 90 to close. The door is 3.00 m tall and 1.25 m wide,
and it weighs 750 N. You can ignore the friction at the hinges. If
Exena applies a force of 220 N at the edge of the door and perpendicular to it, how much time does it take her to close the door?
10.65 .. CALC You connect a light string to a point on the edge of
a uniform vertical disk with radius R and mass M. The disk is free
to rotate without friction about a stationary horizontal axis through
its center. Initially, the disk is at rest with the string connection at
the highest point Son the disk. You pull the string with a constant
horizontal force F until the wheel has made exactly one-quarter
revolution about a horizontal axis through its center, and then you
let go. (a) Use Eq. (10.20) to nd the work done by the string. (b)
Use Eq. (6.14) to nd the work done by the string. Do you obtain
the same result as in part (a)? (c) Find the nal angular speed of the
disk. (d) Find the maximum tangential acceleration of a point on
the disk. (e) Find the maximum radial (centripetal) acceleration of
a point on the disk.
10.66 ... Balancing Act. Attached to one end of a long, thin,
uniform rod of length L and mass M is a small blob of clay of the
same mass M. (a) Locate the position of the center of mass of the
system of rod and clay. Note this position on a drawing of the rod.

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