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Torque
Question

A wheel having moment of inertia 2 kg-m2 about its vertical axis, rotates at the rate of 60 rpm about an axis. The torque which can stop the wheel's rotation in the minute would be :

Moderate
Solution

From τ= and ω=ω0+αt where ω0=60×2π60=2πrad/s
We have τ=Iω0t=22π60=π15Nm

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