Chapter 11

29. A uniform, spherical cloud of interstellar gas has mass 2.0 1030 , has
radius 1.0 1013 , and is rotating with period 1.5 106 . The cloud
collapses to form a star 7.5 108 in radius. Find the stars rotation period.

Solution) Using conservation of Angular Momentum,

2
= = 2
3

and initial state and final state have same angular momentum
2 2 2 2
12 = 22
3 1 3 2
2
and initial state is L5.6 10 and final state is L=( 3 2 1030 56.25
50

2
1016 )( )

Hence, 2 =(2 )2 1 8.4 1017 s
1

36. A particle of mass moves in a straight line at constant speed . Show

that its angular momentum about a point located a perpendicular distance
from its line of motion is regardless of where the particle is on the time.

Solution) Let r is position vector from origin and is angle between r and v.

Because of | r |cos( 2 )=b, |L|=| r x p |=m| r x v |=m|r||v|sin =mvb.
So, regardless of , angular momentum is constant. That means above
condition.
48. A force applied at the point x=2.0m, y=0m produces a torque 4.6N
about the origin. If the x-component of is 3.1N, what angle does it make
with the x-axis?
Solution) r=(2,0), F=(3.1, y)

r x F = = 2y
= 4.6

.

Therefore, y=2.3N

58. A massless spring with constant k is mounted on a turntable of rotational

inertia , as shown in Fig. 11.19. The turntable is on a frictionless vertical axle,
though initially its not rotating. The spring is compressed a distance from
its equilibrium, with a mass m placed against it. When the spring is released,
the mass moves at right angles to a line through the turntables center, at a
distance b from the center, and slides without friction across the table and off
the edge. Find expressions for (a) the linear speed of the mass and (b) the
rotational speed of the turntable. (Hint : Whats conserved?)

Solution) Using energy conservation law,

1 1 1
()2 = ( 2 + 2 )
2 2 2
and =

1 1 1
()2 = ( 2 + )2
2 2 2
()2 ()2
= , =
2 + 2 + 2
64. A system has total angular momentum
about a parallel axis O is given
by
= , where is the systems linear momentum and
is a
vector from O to O (see Fig. 11.21, which also shows vectors and from
each axis to the systems i th mass element ).

Solution)

L = =( )
=( + )
= +