Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum - Questions - Page 320: 9

Answer

We can rank the four sections according to the magnitude of the torque: $D \gt B \gt A = C$

Work Step by Step

We can write a general expression for the magnitude of the torque: $\tau = \frac{\Delta L}{\Delta t}$ From this expression, we can see that the slope of the angular momentum versus time graph is the torque. A graph with a steeper slope has a higher magnitude of torque. We can see that section D has the steepest slope and section B has the second steepest slope. Section A and section C both have a slope of zero. We can rank the four sections according to the magnitude of the torque: $D \gt B \gt A = C$
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