You are placed in a large centrifuge for astronaut training! It is a rod that has a mass of 900 kg that is 5.0 meters long. You and the compartment you sit in has a mass of 100 kg, is 5.50 meters from the rotation axis. If it provides 12,000 Nm of torque, what will be your angular acceleration? No need for units in ansvwer *

You are placed in a large centrifuge for astronaut training! It is a rod that has a mass of 900 kg that is 5.0 meters long. You and the compartment you sit in has a mass of 100 kg, is 5.50 meters from the rotation axis. If it provides 12,000 Nm of torque, what will be your angular acceleration? No need for units in ansvwer *

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter10: Fixed-axis Rotation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 86P: A flywheel (l=50kgm2) starting from rest acquires an angular velocity of 200.0 rad/s while subject...

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