Ballistic Cylinder Angular Velocity Homework Problem

[Sumbhajee]

Homework Statement

A 10.0 g bullet is fired at 452.1 m/s into a solid cylinder of mass 24.1 kg and a radius 0.37 m. The cylinder is initially at rest and is mounted on fixed vertical axis that runs through it's center of mass.

The line of motion of the bullet is perpendicular to the axle and at a distance 7.40 cm from the center. Find the angular velocity of the system after the bullet strikes and adheres to the surface of the cylinder.

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The Attempt at a Solution

I am very confused with this problem. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

[rl.bhat]

What is the momentum of of the bullet? What is the moment of momentum on the solid cylinder?
What is the relation between moment of inertia, angular velocity and momentum of momentum?

 

[tomcue]

As a scientist, it is important to understand that solving complex problems like this one requires a strong understanding of the relevant equations and principles. In this case, we can use the principle of conservation of angular momentum to solve for the angular velocity of the system after the bullet strikes and adheres to the surface of the cylinder.

First, we need to calculate the initial angular momentum of the system. Since the cylinder is initially at rest, its initial angular momentum is zero. The bullet, however, has an initial angular momentum equal to its linear momentum (p) multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (r). Therefore, the initial angular momentum of the system is given by L_i = p*r = (10.0 g * 452.1 m/s) * (0.0740 m) = 33.7 kg*m^2/s.

After the collision, the bullet adheres to the surface of the cylinder and the system will start to rotate as a whole. The final angular momentum of the system can be calculated using the same equation, but now the linear momentum (p) is equal to the combined mass of the bullet and the cylinder (24.1 kg + 0.010 kg = 24.11 kg) multiplied by the final velocity of the system (v_f). Therefore, the final angular momentum is given by L_f = (24.11 kg * v_f) * (0.0740 m) = 1.783 kg*m^2/s.

Since the principle of conservation of angular momentum states that the total angular momentum of a system remains constant, we can equate the initial and final angular momenta and solve for the final angular velocity (ω). This gives us the equation:

L_i = L_f
p*r = (m*v_f)*r
33.7 kg*m^2/s = (24.11 kg * v_f) * (0.0740 m)
v_f = 57.4 m/s

Now, to find the angular velocity, we can use the equation ω = v_f/r, which gives us:
ω = 57.4 m/s / 0.0740 m = 776.2 rad/s

Therefore, the angular velocity of the system after the bullet strikes and adheres to the surface of the cylinder is 776.2 rad/s. It is important to note that this is the final angular velocity and the system may experience some initial acceleration before