A fish takes the bait and pulls on the line with a force of 2.7 N. The fishing reel, which rotates without friction, is a cylinder of radius 0.048 m and mass 0.76 kg.
(a) What is the angular acceleration of the fishing reel?
? rad/s2
(b) How much line does the fish pull from the reel in 0.36 s?
? m
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Find the moment of Inertial for a cylinder of rad, and mass given.
Torque=I*angluaracceleration
and of course torque is force*radius.
b) angular displacement=1/2 angularacc*tim^2
and of course, line pulled in is equal to angular displacement*radius
To solve this problem, we can use Newton's second law of motion and the equations for rotational motion.
(a) Let's start by finding the torque acting on the fishing reel. The torque exerted by the fish pulling on the line can be calculated using the formula:
Torque (τ) = Force (F) × Lever Arm (r)
In this case, the force applied by the fish is 2.7 N, and the lever arm is equal to the radius of the fishing reel, which is 0.048 m.
Torque (τ) = 2.7 N × 0.048 m
Next, we need to use the equation for torque:
Torque (τ) = Moment of Inertia (I) × Angular Acceleration (α)
The moment of inertia (I) for a solid cylinder rotating about its axis is given by the formula:
Moment of Inertia (I) = (1/2) × Mass (m) × Radius^2 (r^2)
In this case, the mass of the fishing reel is 0.76 kg and the radius is 0.048 m. We can substitute these values into the equation to find the moment of inertia.
Moment of Inertia (I) = (1/2) × 0.76 kg × (0.048 m)^2
Now we can equate the torque expressions:
2.7 N × 0.048 m = (1/2) × 0.76 kg × (0.048 m)^2 × α
Simplifying the equation gives us:
0.1296 Nm = 0.055 kg × m^2 × α
From this equation, we can solve for the angular acceleration (α).
Let's calculate α:
α = (0.1296 Nm) / (0.055 kg × m^2)
To solve this problem, we need to use the principles of torque and rotation. Let's start by calculating the torque caused by the fish on the fishing reel.
Torque is given by the equation:
Torque = Force * Radius * sin(θ)
where
- Torque is the rotational force (in N·m or Nm),
- Force is the applied force (in N),
- Radius is the distance from the axis of rotation to the point where the force is applied (in meters),
- θ is the angle between the force vector and the line connecting the axis of rotation and the point where the force is applied (in radians).
In this case, the force is pulling tangentially to the cylinder, so θ = 90 degrees or π/2 radians.
Let's substitute these values into the formula:
Torque = 2.7 N * 0.048 m * sin(π/2)
The sin(π/2) equals 1, so the equation simplifies to:
Torque = 2.7 N * 0.048 m * 1
The torque exerted by the fish on the fishing reel is given by:
Torque = 0.1296 N·m
Since the fishing reel is a cylinder, we can relate torque to the moment of inertia and angular acceleration using the equation:
Torque = Moment of Inertia * Angular Acceleration
where
- Torque is the rotational force (in N·m or Nm),
- Moment of Inertia is the rotational equivalent of mass (in kg·m^2),
- Angular Acceleration is the rate at which the object's angular velocity changes (in rad/s^2).
Rearranging the formula, we can solve for angular acceleration:
Angular Acceleration = Torque / Moment of Inertia
Let's calculate the angular acceleration.