Angular Speed
 

Angular Speed problem 7


Two cylinders with the same radii of 0.2 m rest on the same axis of rotation and are initially spaced in the vertical plane. The lower cylinder weighs 2 kg and the upper 1 kg. Initially, only the lower cylinder rotates at an angular velocity of 12 rad/s. At some point, the upper cylinder falls on the lower one. The cylinders initially slip until they both begin to rotate at the same angular velocity.

  • What is the angular velocity of both cylinders after the coupling?

  • What is the angular impulse with which the lower cylinder acts on the upper during coupling?



 

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