Complete Question
A lawn mower has a flat, rod-shaped steel blade that rotates about its center. The mass of the blade is 0.65 kg and its length is 0.55 m. You may want to review (Pages 314 - 318) .
Part A What is the rotational energy of the blade at its operating angular speed of 3510 rpm
Part B
If all of the rotational kinetic energy of the blade could be converted to gravitational potential energy, to what height would the blade rise?
Answer:
Part A
[tex]R = 1081 \ J[/tex]
Part B
[tex]h = 169.7 \ m[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The mass of the blade is [tex]m_b = 0.65 \ kg[/tex]
The length is [tex]l = 0.55 \ m[/tex]
The angular speed is [tex]w = 3510 rpm = 3510 * \frac{2 \pi }{60} = 367.6 \ rad/sec[/tex]
Generally the moment of inertia of the of this mower is mathematically evaluated as
[tex]I = \frac{m_b * l^2 }{12}[/tex]
substituting values
[tex]I = \frac{0.65 * 0.55^2 }{12}[/tex]
[tex]I = 0.016 \ kg m^2[/tex]
Generally the rotational kinetic energy of the bland is
[tex]R = \frac{1}{2} * I * w^2[/tex]
substituting values
[tex]R = \frac{1}{2} * 0.016 * 367.6^2[/tex]
[tex]R = 1081 \ J[/tex]
At point where the gravitational potential energy is equal to the rotational kinetic energy we have that
[tex]P = R = m_b * h * g[/tex]
Where P is the gravitational potential energy
substituting values
[tex]1081 = 0.65 * 9.8 * h[/tex]
=> [tex]h = 169.7 \ m[/tex]
