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The rotor (flywheel) of a toy gyroscope has mass 0.140 kg.
Chapter 4, Problem 53E(choose chapter or problem)
The rotor (flywheel) of a toy gyroscope has mass 0.140 kg. Its moment of inertia about its axis is The mass of the frame is 0.0250 kg. The gyroscope is supported on a single pivot (?Fig. E10.51?) with its center of mass a horizontal distance of 4.00 cm from the pivot. The gyroscope is precessing in a horizontal plane at the rate of one revolution in 2.20 s. (a) Find the upward force exerted by the pivot. (b) Find the angular speed with which the rotor is spinning about its axis, expressed in rev/min. (c) Copy the diagram and draw vectors to show the angular momentum of the rotor and the torque acting on it.
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The rotor (flywheel) of a toy gyroscope has mass 0.140 kg. Its moment of inertia about its axis is The mass of the frame is 0.0250 kg. The gyroscope is supported on a single pivot (?Fig. E10.51?) with its center of mass a horizontal distance of 4.00 cm from the pivot. The gyroscope is precessing in a horizontal plane at the rate of one revolution in 2.20 s. (a) Find the upward force exerted by the pivot. (b) Find the angular speed with which the rotor is spinning about its axis, expressed in rev/min. (c) Copy the diagram and draw vectors to show the angular momentum of the rotor and the torque acting on it.
ANSWER:Solution 53E Step 1: a) The upward force is nothing but torque on the axis, = Force × Lever distance = mg r Mass of the system, m = mass of the gyroscope + mass of the frame = 0.140 kg + 0.0250 kg m = 0.165 kg Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s 2 Lever distance, r = 4 cm = 0.04 m 2 Therefore, torque, = 0.165 kg × 9.8 m/s × 0.04 m = 0.065 Nm The upward force exerted on the axis, = 0.065 Nm