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Rolling Motion
• Without friction, there would be no rolling motion.
• Assume: Rolling motion with no slipping

Can use static friction
• Rolling (of a wheel) involves:
– The rotation about the Center of Mass (CM)
PLUS
– The translation of the CM
• A wheel, moving on the ground with axle velocity v.
Rolls with no slipping!
The relation between the axle speed v
& the angular speed ω of the wheel:
v = rω
Example
Bicycle: v0 = 8.4 m/s. Comes
to rest after 115 m. Diameter =
0.68 m (r = 0.34m)
r = 0.34m
v0 = 8.4 m/s

a) ω0 = (v0/r) = 24.7rad/s
b) total θ = (/r) = (115m)/(0.34m)
= 338.2 rad = 53.8 rev
c) α = (ω2 - ω02)/(2θ). Stopped
 ω = 0  α = 0.902 rad/s2
d) t = (ω - ω0)/α. Stopped
 ω = 0  t = 27.4 s
v=0
d = 115m

 vg = 8.4 m/s
Rotational Dynamics
• Causes of rotational motion!
• Analogies between linear &
rotational motion continue.
• Newton’s 3 Laws are still valid! But,
here we write them using rotational
language and notation.
Translational-Rotational Analogues Continue!
ANALOGUES
Translation
Displacement
x
Velocity
v
Acceleration
a
Force
F
Rotation
θ
ω
α
τ (torque)
Section 10-4: Torque
• Newton’s 1st Law (rotational language version): “A
rotating body will continue to rotate at a
constant angular velocity unless an external
TORQUE acts.”
• Clearly, to understand this, we need to define
the concept of TORQUE.
• Newton’s 2nd Law (rotational language version): Also
needs torque.
• To cause an object to rotate about an axis requires a
FORCE, F. (Cause of angular acceleration α).
• BUT: The location of the force on the body and the
direction it acts are also important!
 Introduce the torque concept.
From experiment!
• Angular acceleration α  F.
• But also α  (the distance from the point of
application of F to the hinge  Lever Arm r)
Lever Arm
Angular acceleration α  force F, but also  distance
from the point of application of F to the hinge (“Lever Arm”)
FA = FB, but which
gives a greater α ?
Hinge
RA, RB ≡ “Lever Arms” for FA & FB.
α  “Lever Arm”
• Lever Arm  R = distance of the axis of
rotation from the “line of action” of force F
• R = Distance which is  to both the axis of
rotation and to an imaginary line drawn along
the direction of the force (“line of action”).
• Find: Angular acceleration
α  (force) (lever arm) = FR

Define: TORQUE
Lower case
Greek “tau” 
τ  FR
τ causes α
(Just as in the linear motion case, F causes a)
Door Hinge
Forces at angles are less effective
Torques:

RA  
Due to FA: τA = RAFA
Due to FC : τC = RCFC
Due to FD:
RC is the Lever
Arm for FC
τD = 0
(Since the lever arm is 0)
τC < τA (For FC = FA)
The lever arm for FA is the distance from the knob to the hinge. The
lever arm for FD is zero. The lever arm for FC is as shown.
In general, write
OR, resolve F into
components F & F
τ = RF

R= R sinθ
τ = RF sinθ

F= F sinθ
F = F cosθ
These are the same
of course!   τ = RF sinθ
Units of τ: N m = m N
Torque
• In general, write
τ = RF
• Or, resolving F into components F|| and F:
τ = RF
• Even more generally:
τ = RF sinθ
• Units of torque: Newton-meters (N m)
More than one torque?
• If there is more than one torque:
α  τnet = ∑τ = sum of torques
• Always use the following sign convention!
Counterclockwise rotation  + torque
Clockwise rotation  - torque
Example 10-7: Torque on a compound wheel
R= RBsin60º
2 thin disk-shaped wheels, radii
RA = 30 cm & RB = 50 cm, are
attached to each other on an axle
through the center of each.
Calculate the net torque on this
compound wheel due to the 2
forces shown, each of magnitude
50 N.
τB= -RBFBsin60º
τA= RAFA
τ = τA + τB = - 6.7 m N
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Problem 25
τ1 = - (0.24 m)(18 N)
= - 4.32 m N
τ2 = +(0.24 m)(28 N)
= 6.72 m N
τ3 = -(0.12 m)(35 N)
= - 4.2 m N
τfr = + 0.4 m N
Net torque:
∑τ = τ1 + τ2
+ τ3 + τfr
= -1.4 m N
35 N
28 N
12 cm
24 cm
18 N
Translational-Rotational Analogues &
Connections Continue!
Translation
Displacement
x
Velocity
v
Acceleration
a
Force (Torque)
F
Mass
m
CONNECTIONS
v = rω
atan= rα
aR = (v2/r) = ω2 r
τ = r F
Rotation
θ
ω
α
τ
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