Answer:
it must be possible to prove it wrong
Explanation:
A. because everything is balanced.
The answer is 4.0 kg since the flywheel comes to rest the
kinetic energy of the wheel in motion is spent doing the work. Using the
formula KE = (1/2) I w².
Given the following:
I = the moment of inertia about the
axis passing through the center of the wheel; w = angular velocity ; for the
solid disk as I = mr² / 2 so KE = (1/4) mr²w². Now initially, the wheel is spinning
at 500 rpm so w = 500 * (2*pi / 60) rad / sec = 52.36 rad / sec.
The radius = 1.2 m and KE = 3900 J
3900 J = (1/4) m (1.2)² (52.36)²
m = 3900 J / (0.25) (1.2)² (52.36)²
m = 3.95151 ≈ 4.00 kg
