Problem 4:  A merry-go-round at an amusement park consists of an outer ring of horses and an inner ring of elephants. The ring of eight horses has a radius of rh = 8.5m. Each of the eight horses has a mass mh = 105 kg. The ring of four elephants has a radius of re = 6.6 m and each of the four elephants has a mass me = 190 kg. The platform of the merry-go-round itself has a mass of mp = 1650 kg and a radius of rp = 10.2 m. At it’s operating speed, the merry-go-round makes one revolution every t = 11s.     Part (a) Enter an expression for the total moment of inertia of the carousel about its axis, in terms of the defined quantities.Expression   :I = __________________________________________Select from the variables below to write your expression. Note that all variables may not be required.α, β, θ, d, g, h, m, me, mh, mp, P, re, rh, rp, tPart (b) Calculate the moment of inertia of the carousel about its axis, in units of kilogram meters squared.Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.I = __________________________________________Part (c) Enter an expression for the angular speed of the carousel, in terms of the defined quantities.Expression   :ω = __________________________________________Select from the variables below to write your expression. Note that all variables may not be required.α, β, π, θ, d, g, h, m, me, mh, mp, P, re, rh, tPart (d) Calculate the carousel’s angular speed, in radians per second.Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.ω = __________________________________________

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Problem 4:  A merry-go-round at an amusement park consists of an outer ring of horses and an inner ring of elephants. The ring of eight horses has a radius of rh = 8.5m. Each of the eight horses has a mass mh = 105 kg. The ring of four elephants has a radius of re = 6.6 m and each of the four elephants has a mass me = 190 kg. The platform of the merry-go-round itself has a mass of mp = 1650 kg and a radius of rp = 10.2 m. At it’s operating speed, the merry-go-round makes one revolution every t = 11s.
 
 
Part (a) Enter an expression for the total moment of inertia of the carousel about its axis, in terms of the defined quantities.
Expression   :
I = __________________________________________

Select from the variables below to write your expression. Note that all variables may not be required.
α, β, θ, d, g, h, m, me, mh, mp, P, re, rh, rp, t

Part (b) Calculate the moment of inertia of the carousel about its axis, in units of kilogram meters squared.
Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
I = __________________________________________


Part (c) Enter an expression for the angular speed of the carousel, in terms of the defined quantities.
Expression   :
ω = __________________________________________

Select from the variables below to write your expression. Note that all variables may not be required.
α, β, π, θ, d, g, h, m, me, mh, mp, P, re, rh, t

Part (d) Calculate the carousel’s angular speed, in radians per second.
Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
ω = __________________________________________



 

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