A bicycle tire had a mass of 3.22 kg and a radius of 51 cm. What is the moment of inertia of the tire about an axis passing through the hub at its center? I’d the tire starts at a velocity if 5.2 rad/s and comes to rest in 3 seconds, what is the net torque experiences on the tire? What frictional force applied tangentially to the edge of the tire will create a torque of that magnitude?

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ANSWER:

Moment of inertia = 0.8375 kg*m²

Net torque = 1.45 Nm

Frictional force applied tangentially = 2.84 N

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Given:

Mass (m) = 3.22 kg

Radius (r) = 51 cm = 0.51 m

Angular velocity (ω) = 5.2 rad/s

Time (t) = 3 s

The first thing is to determine the moment of inertia:

[tex]\begin{gathered} I=mr^2 \\ \\ \text{ We replacing:} \\ \\ I=(3.22)(0.51^2) \\ \\ I=0.8375\text{ kg}\cdot\text{m}^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]

To calculate the torque, we need to first calculate the tangential acceleration, just like this:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \alpha=\frac{\Delta\omega}{\Delta t} \\ \\ \text{ We replacing:} \\ \\ \alpha=\frac{5.2-0}{3}=1.73\text{ rad/s}^2 \\ \\ \text{ Therefore:} \\ \\ \tau=I\alpha=0.8375\cdot1.73 \\ \\ \tau=1.45\text{ Nm} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Finally, frictional force applied tangentially we calculate it just like this:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \tau=F\cdot r \\ \\ \text{ We replacing:} \\ \\ 1.45=F\cdot0.51 \\ \\ F=\frac{1.45}{0.51} \\ \\ F=2.84\text{ N} \end{gathered}[/tex]