NYJC_EJC 2026 Rotational Motion Tutorial 3

Page 1 Tutorial 3 Rotational Dynamics & Angular Momentum Rotational Dynamics 1 A yo-yo has a rotational inertia of 950 g cm2 and a mass of 120 g. Its axle radius is 3.2 mm, and its string is 120 cm long. The yo-yo rolls from rest down to the end of the string. (a) What is the magnitude of its linear acceleration? (b) How long does it take to reach the end of the string? As it reaches the end of the string, what are its (c) linear speed, (d) translational kinetic energy, (e) rotational kinetic energy, and (f) angular speed? 2 Nonuniform cylindrical object. In The figure, a cylindrical object of mass M and radius R rolls smoothly from rest down a ramp and onto a horizontal section. From there it rolls off the ramp and onto the floor, landing a horizontal distance d = 0.506 m from the end of the ramp. The initial height of the object is H = 0.90 m; the end of the ramp is at height h = 0.10 m. The object consists of an outer cylindrical shell (of a certain uniform density) that is glued to a central cylinder (of a different uniform density).The rotational inertia of the object can be expressed in the general form 𝐼 = 𝛽𝑀𝑅2, but 𝛽 is not 0.5 as it is for a cylinder of uniform density. Determine 𝛽.

Page 2 Angular Momentum 3 In the figure, a 0.400 kg ball is shot directly upward at initial speed 40.0 m s-1. What is its angular momentum about P, 2.00 m horizontally from the launch point, when the ball is (a) at maximum height and (b) halfway back to the ground? What is the torque on the ball about P due to the gravitational force when the ball is (c) at maximum height and (d) halfway back to the ground? 4 The angular momentum of a flywheel having a rotational inertia of 0.140 kg m 2 about its central axis decreases from 3.00 to 0.800 kg m2 s-1 in 1.50 s. (a) What is the magnitude of the average torque acting on the flywheel about its central axis during this period? (b) Assuming a constant angular acceleration, through what angle does the flywheel turn? (c) How much work is done on the wheel? (d) What is the average power of the flywheel? 5 A disk with a rotational inertia of 7.00 kg m 2 rotates like a merry -go-round while undergoing a time-independent torque given by 𝜏 = (5.00 + 2.00𝑡) N m. At time 𝑡 = 1 𝑠, its angular momentum is 5.00 kg m2 s-1. What is its angular momentum at 𝑡 = 3.00 s?

Page 3 Conservation of Angular Momentum 6 In Fig. 11 -50 (an overhead view), a uniform thin rod of length 0.500 m and mass 4.00 kg can rotate in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis through its center. The rod is at rest when a 3.00 g bullet traveling in the rotation plane is fired into one end of the rod. In the view from above, the bullet’s path makes angle θ = 60.0° with the rod. If the bullet lodges in the rod and the angular velocity of the rod is 10 rad s -1 immediately after the collision, what is the bullet’s speed just before impact?