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A merry-go-round on a playground consists of a horizontal solid disk with a weight of 810 N and a radius of 1.48 m. A child applies a force 50.5 N tangentially to the edge of the disk to start it from rest. What is the kinetic energy of the merry-go-round disk (in J) after 3.05 s?

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Answer:

Kinetic energy will be equal to 99.13 J

Explanation:

We have given weight w = 810 N

Radius r = 1.48 m

Time t = 3.05 sec

Acceleration due to gravity [tex]g=9.8m/sec^2[/tex]

We know that weight is equal to [tex]w=mg[/tex]

So [tex]810=m\times 9.8[/tex]

m = 82.65 kg

We know torque [tex]\tau =Fr=I\alpha[/tex], here I is moment of inertia

Moment of inertia is given by

[tex]I=\frac{1}{2}mr^2=\frac{1}{2}\times 82.65\times 1.48^2=90.52kgm^2[/tex]

So [tex]90.52\times \alpha =50.5\times 1.48[/tex]

[tex]\alpha=0.8256rad/sec^2[/tex]

We have given initial angular velocity [tex]\omega _i=0rad/sec[/tex]

So [tex]\omega _f=0+0.8256\times 3.05=2.518rad/sec[/tex]

Now rotational kinetic energy is given by

[tex]ke=\frac{1}{2}I\omega ^2=\frac{1}{2}\times 90.52\times1.48^2=99.13J[/tex]