Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 10 - Rotational Kinematics and Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 327: 62

Answer

(a) $\frac{2}{5}$ (b) same

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that rotational kinetic energy is given as $K.E_r=\frac{1}{2}I\omega^2$ $\implies K.E_r=\frac{1}{2}(\frac{2}{3}MR^2)(\frac{v}{R})^2$ $K.E_r=\frac{1}{3}Mv^2$ The total kinetic energy is given as $K.E_{total}=K.E_t+K.E_r$ $\implies K.E_{total}=\frac{1}{2}Mv^2+\frac{1}{3}Mv^2$ $K.E_{total}=\frac{5}{6}Mv^2$ Now the required ratio is given as $\frac{K.E_r}{K.E_{total}}=\frac{\frac{1}{3}Mv^2}{{\frac{5}{6}Mv^2}}$ $\frac{K.E_r}{K.E_{total}}=\frac{2}{5}$ (b) We can see that the ratio in part(a) does not depend on the speed. Hence, if the speed is doubled, then the answer to part (a) will stay the same.
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