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Three identical balls are tied by light strings to the same rod and rotate around it, as shown below. Rank the balls according to their rotational inertia, least to greatest. Three identical balls are tied by light strings to the same rod and rotate around it, as shown below. Rank the balls according to their rotational inertia, least to greatest.   A)  1, 2, 3 B)  3, 2, 1 C)  3, then 1 and 2 tie D)  1, 3, 2 E)  All are the same


A) 1, 2, 3
B) 3, 2, 1
C) 3, then 1 and 2 tie
D) 1, 3, 2
E) All are the same

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If a wheel turning at a constant rate completes 100 revolutions in 10 s its angular speed is:


A) 0.31 rad/s
B) 0.63 rad/s
C) 10 rad/s
D) 31 rad/s
E) 63 rad/s

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A certain wheel has a rotational inertia of 12 kg .. m2. As it turns through 5.0 rev its angular velocity increases from 5.0 rad/s to 6.0 rad/s. If the net torque is constant its value is:


A) 0.016 N . m
B) 0.18 N . m
C) 0.57 N .m
D) 2.1 N . m
E) 3.6 N . m

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A disk starts from rest and rotates about a fixed axis, subject to a constant net torque. The work done by the torque during the second revolution is ______ as the work done during the first revolution.


A) the same
B) twice as much
C) half as much
D) four times as much
E) one fourth as much

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A wheel starts from rest and has an angular acceleration that is given by α\alpha (t) = (6.0 rad/s4) t2. The time it takes to make 10 rev is:


A) 2.8 s
B) 3.3 s
C) 4.0 s
D) 4.7 s
E) 5.3 s

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If a wheel turns with constant angular speed then:


A) each point on its rim moves with constant velocity
B) each point on its rim moves with constant acceleration
C) the wheel turns through equal angles in equal times
D) the angle through which the wheel turns in each second increases as time goes on
E) the angle through which the wheel turns in each second decreases as time goes on

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A wheel initially has an angular velocity of -36 rad/s but after 6.0 s its angular velocity is -24 rad/s. If its angular acceleration is constant the value is:


A) 2.0 rad/s2
B) -2.0 rad/s2
C) 3.0 rad/s2
D) -3.0 rad/s2
E) -6.0 rad/s2

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A wheel initially has an angular velocity of 18 rad/s but it is slowing at a rate of 2.0 rad/s2. By the time it stops it will have turned through:


A) 81 rad
B) 160 rad
C) 245 rad
D) 330 rad
E) 410 rad

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A rod is pivoted about its center. A 5-N force is applied 4 m from the pivot and another 5-N force is applied 2 m from the pivot, as shown. The magnitude of the total torque about the pivot (in N.m) is: A rod is pivoted about its center. A 5-N force is applied 4 m from the pivot and another 5-N force is applied 2 m from the pivot, as shown. The magnitude of the total torque about the pivot (in N.m)  is:   A)  0 B)  5 C)  8.7 D)  15 E)  26


A) 0
B) 5
C) 8.7
D) 15
E) 26

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A 0.70-kg disk with a rotational inertia given by MR2/2 is free to rotate on a fixed horizontal axis suspended from the ceiling. A string is wrapped around the disk and a 2.0-kg mass hangs from the free end. If the string does not slip then as the mass falls and the cylinder rotates the suspension holding the cylinder pulls up on the cylinder with a force of:


A) 6.9 N
B) 9.8 N
C) 16 N
D) 26 N
E) 29 N

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A child, riding on a large merry-go-round, travels a distance of 3000 m in a circle of diameter 40 m. The total angle through which she revolves is:


A) 50 rad
B) 75 rad
C) 150 rad
D) 314 rad
E) none of these

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A radian is about:


A) 25 °\degree
B) 37 °\degree
C) 45 °\degree
D) 57 °\degree
E) 90 °\degree

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A pulley with a radius of 3.0 cm and a rotational inertia of 4.5 * 10-3 kg .m2 is suspended from the ceiling. A rope passes over it with a 2.0-kg block attached to one end and a 4.0-kg block attached to the other. The rope does not slip on the pulley. At any instant after the blocks start moving the object with the greatest kinetic energy is:


A) the heavier block
B) the lighter block
C) the pulley
D) either block (the two blocks have the same kinetic energy)
E) none (all three objects have the same kinetic energy)

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A flywheel rotating at 12 rev/s is brought to rest in 6 s. The magnitude of the average angular acceleration in rad/s2 of the wheel during this process is:


A) 1/ π\pi
B) 2
C) 4
D) 4 π\pi
E) 72

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A small disk of radius R1 is mounted coaxially with a larger disk of radius R2. The disks are securely fastened to each other and the combination is free to rotate on a fixed axle that is perpendicular to a horizontal frictionless table top,as shown in the overhead veiw below. The rotational inertia of the combination is I. A string is wrapped around the larger disk and attached to a block of mass m, on the table. Another string is wrapped around the smaller disk and is pulled with a force A small disk of radius R<sub>1</sub> is mounted coaxially with a larger disk of radius R<sub>2</sub>. The disks are securely fastened to each other and the combination is free to rotate on a fixed axle that is perpendicular to a horizontal frictionless table top,as shown in the overhead veiw below. The rotational inertia of the combination is I. A string is wrapped around the larger disk and attached to a block of mass m, on the table. Another string is wrapped around the smaller disk and is pulled with a force   as shown. The acceleration of the block is:   A)  R<sub>1</sub>F/mR<sub>2</sub> B)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I - mR<sup>2 </sup><sub>2</sub>)  C)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I + mR<sup>2 </sup><sub>2</sub>)  D)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I - mR<sub>1</sub>R <sub>2</sub>)  E)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I + mR<sub>1</sub>R <sub>2</sub>) as shown. The acceleration of the block is: A small disk of radius R<sub>1</sub> is mounted coaxially with a larger disk of radius R<sub>2</sub>. The disks are securely fastened to each other and the combination is free to rotate on a fixed axle that is perpendicular to a horizontal frictionless table top,as shown in the overhead veiw below. The rotational inertia of the combination is I. A string is wrapped around the larger disk and attached to a block of mass m, on the table. Another string is wrapped around the smaller disk and is pulled with a force   as shown. The acceleration of the block is:   A)  R<sub>1</sub>F/mR<sub>2</sub> B)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I - mR<sup>2 </sup><sub>2</sub>)  C)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I + mR<sup>2 </sup><sub>2</sub>)  D)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I - mR<sub>1</sub>R <sub>2</sub>)  E)  R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>F/(I + mR<sub>1</sub>R <sub>2</sub>)


A) R1F/mR2
B) R1R2F/(I - mR2 2)
C) R1R2F/(I + mR2 2)
D) R1R2F/(I - mR1R 2)
E) R1R2F/(I + mR1R 2)

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A disk has a rotational inertia of 6.0 kg .m2 and a constant angular acceleration of 2.0 rad/s2. If it starts from rest the work done during the first 5.0 s by the net torque acting on it is:


A) 0
B) 30 J
C) 60 J
D) 300 J
E) 600 J

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The magnitude of the acceleration of a point on a spinning wheel is increased by a factor of 4 if:


A) the magnitues of the angular velocity and the angular acceleration are each multiplied by a factor of 4
B) the magnitues of the angular velocity is multuplied by a factor of 4 and the angular acceleration is not changed
C) the magnitues of the angular velocity and the angular acceleration are each multiplied by a factor of 2
D) the magnitues of the angular velocity is multiplied by a factor of 2 and the angular acceleration is not changed
E) the magnitues of the angular velocity is multiplied by a factor of 2 and the magnitudeof the angular acceleration is multiplied by a factor of 4

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If a wheel is turning at 3.0 rad/s, the time it takes to complete one revolution is about:


A) 0.33 s
B) 0.67 s
C) 1.0 s
D) 1.3 s
E) 2.1 s

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A particle moves in a circular path of radius 0.10 m with a constant angular speed of 5 rev/s. The acceleration of the particle is:


A) 0.10 π\pi m/s2
B) 0.50 m/s2
C) 500 π\pi m/s2
D) 1000 π\pi 2 m/s2
E) 10 π\pi 2 m/s2

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A pulley with a radius of 3.0 cm and a rotational inertia of 4.5 *10-3 kg .m2 is suspended from the ceiling. A rope passes over it with a 2.0-kg block attached to one end and a 4.0-kg block attached to the other. The rope does not slip on the pulley. When the velocity of the heavier block is 2.0 m/s the total kinetic energy of the pulley and blocks is:


A) 2.0 J
B) 4.0 J
C) 14 J
D) 22 J
E) 28 J

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