Question 411: Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion

Question

Consider a Disc of mass $$5 \mathrm{~kg}$$, radius $$2 \mathrm{~m}$$, rotating with angular velocity of $$10 \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{s}$$ about an axis perpendicular to the plane of rotation. An identical disc is kept gently over the rotating disc along the same axis. The energy dissipated so that both the discs continue to rotate together without slipping is ________ J.

Accepted Answer

$$\begin{aligned}
& \vec{L}_i=I \omega_i=\frac{M R^2}{2} \cdot \omega=100 \mathrm{~kgm}^2 / \mathrm{s} \
& E_i=\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{M R^2}{2} \cdot \omega^2=500 \mathrm{~J} \
& \vec{L}_i=\vec{L}_f \Rightarrow 100=2 I \omega_f \
& \omega_f=5 \mathrm{~rad} / \mathrm{sec} \
& E_f=2 	imes \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{5(2)^2}{2} \cdot(5)^2=250 \mathrm{~J} \
& \Delta E=250 \mathrm{~J}
\end{aligned}$$

Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion

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