Question

A slender rod is 80.0 cm long and has mass 0.370 kg . A small 0.0200-kg sphere is welded to one end of the rod, and a small 0.0500-kg sphere is welded to the other end. The rod, pivoting about a stationary, frictionless axis at its center, is held horizontal and released from rest. What is the linear speed of the 0.0500 kg sphere as it passes through its lowest point?

Answer 1

Answer:

1.10 m/s

Explanation:

Linear speed is given by

$v=r\omega$

Kinetic energy is given by

$KE=0.5I\omega^{2}$

Potential energy

PE= mgh

From the law of conservation of energy, KE=PE hence

$0.5I\omega^{2}=mgh$ where m is mass, I is moment of inertia, $\omega$ is angular velocity, g is acceleration due to gravity and h is height

Substituting m2-m1 for m and 0.5l for h, $\frac {2v}{L}$ for $\omega$ we obtain

$0.5I(\frac {2v}{L})^{2}=0.5Lg(m2-m1)$

$(\frac {2v}{L})^{2}=\frac {gl(m2-m1)}{I}$ and making v the subject

$v^{2}=\frac {gl^{3}(m2-m1)}{4I}$

$v=\sqrt {\frac {gl^{3}(m2-m1)}{4I}}$

For the rod, moment of inertia $I=\frac {ML^{2}}{12}$ and for sphere $I=MR^{2}$ hence substituting 0.5L for R then $I=M(0.5L)^{2}$

For the sphere on the left hand side, moment of inertia I

$I=m1(0.5L)^{2}$ while for the sphere on right hand side, $I=m2(0.5L)^{2}$

The total moment of inertia is therefore given by adding

$I=\frac {ML^{2}}{12}+ m1(0.5L)^{2}+ m2(0.5L)^{2}=\frac {L^{2}(M+3m1+3m2)}{12}$

Substituting $\frac {L^{2}(M+3m1+3m2)}{12}$ for I in the equation $v=\sqrt {\frac {gL^{3}(m2-m1)}{4I}}$

Then we obtain

$v=\sqrt {\frac {gL^{3}(m2-m1)}{4(\frac {L^{2}(M+3m1+3m2)}{12})}}=\sqrt {\frac {3gL^{3}(m2-m1)}{L^{2}(M+3m1+3m2)}}$

This is the expression of linear speed. Substituting values given we get

$v=\sqrt {\frac {3*9.81*0.8^{3}(0.05-0.02)}{0.8^{2}(0.39+3(0.02)+3(0.05))}} \approx 1.08 m/s$