A flywheel of moment of inertia 0.4Kg/m2 and radius 0.2m is free to rotate about a central axis. If a string is wrapped around it and it is pulled with a force of 10N then its angular velocity after 4s will be
A
5rad/s
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B
20rad/s
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C
10rad/s
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D
0.8rad/s
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Solution
The correct option is C20rad/s The string provides a torque on the flywheel. We have torque as τ=Iα.
Thus Fr=Iα or 10×0.2=0.4×α or α=5rad/s2 Thus after 4 seconds we have the angular velocity as ω=0+5×4 =20rad/s