Question
A flywheel of moment of inertia 0.04kgm2 and radius 20cm is mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis through its centre. A string of negligible mass is wrapped around the flywheel and mass of 0.2 kg is attached to the free end. Find how much the mass would fall in 3seconds?
Solution
Given,
Moment of Inertia, I = 0.04 kgm2
Radius, r=20cm=0.2m,
Mass, m=0.2kg
The acceleration of mass is,
Distance covered by the mass in 3s while falling is,