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SAMPLE You are measuring the moment of inertia and mass of a meterstick, as in lab. In this cas the pulley attached to the meterstick has a radius of 2.00 cm, different from the value in lab. The following values are obtained for the hanging mass and the angular acceleration
m
Trial Total mass hanging from cord
Angular Acceleration of meterstick
1 2 3 4
30.0 grams 50.0 grams 70.0 grams 90.0 grams
0.392 rad / sec2 0.653 rad / sec2 0.913 rad / sec2 1.17 rad / sec2
For each of the four trials, calculate the torque exerted on the disk. (Be sure to show you work.) Carefully construct a large graph of torque vs. angular acceleration, and from the slope determine the moment of inertia of the disk. Include units! (final answer:0.0151 kg m2)
From the results of your experiment, what is the mass of the meterstick? (final answer: 181 g)
Now imagine that we balance the meterstick on a pivot point by placing a l60 gram weight 18.0 cm from the 0 cm end of the meterstick. Using your value of the meterstick mass, determine the position of the pivot point. Be specific! (final answer: pivot point is 35.0 cm from the 0 cm end of the meterstick.)
x=?? cm
x=18.0cm
160g