A 6 kg penguin gets onto a Ferris Wheel, with a radius of 5m, and stands on a bathroom scale. The wheel starts rotating with a constant acceleration of .001 rad/s2 for two minutes and then runs at a constant angular velocity. After the wheel is rotating at a constant rate, what is the penguin’s a) angular momentum about the center of the Ferris Wheel, b) tangential velocity c) maximum & minimum readings on the bathroom scale (and where do they occur?)

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Answer:

Part a)

[tex]L = 18 kg m^2/s[/tex]

Part b)

[tex]v = 0.6 m/s[/tex]

Part c)

[tex]R_{max} = 6.04 kg[/tex]

[tex]R_{min} = 5.96 kg[/tex]

Explanation:

As we know that Ferris wheel start from rest with angular acceleration

[tex]\alpha = 0.001 rad/s^2[/tex]

time taken = 2 min

so here we have its angular speed after t = 2min given as

[tex]\omega = \alpha t[/tex]

[tex]\omega = (0.001)(2\times 60)[/tex]

[tex]\omega = 0.12 rad/s[/tex]

Part a)

Angular momentum of the Penguine about the center of the wheel is given as

[tex]L = I\omega[/tex]

[tex]L = (6\times 5^2)(0.12)[/tex]

[tex]L = 18 kg m^2/s[/tex]

Part b)

tangential speed is given as

[tex]v = r\omega[/tex]

[tex]v = (5)(0.12)[/tex]

[tex]v = 0.6 m/s[/tex]

Part c)

Maximum reading of the scale at the lowest point is given as

[tex]R_{max} = \frac{m\omega^2 r + mg}{g}[/tex]

[tex]R_{max} = \frac{6(0.12^2)(5) + 6(9.81)}{9.81}[/tex]

[tex]R_{max} = 6.04 kg[/tex]

Minimum reading of the scale at the top point is given as

[tex]R_{min} = \frac{mg - m\omega^2 r}{g}[/tex]

[tex]R_{min} = \frac{6(9.81) - 6(0.12^2)(5)}{9.81}[/tex]

[tex]R_{min} = 5.96 kg[/tex]