Suppose we want to calculate the moment of inertia of a 56.5 kg skater, relative to a vertical axis through their center of mass.

Required:
a. First calculate the moment of inertia (in kg-m^2) when the skater has their arms pulled inward by assuming they are cylinder of radius 0.11 m.
b. Now calculate the moment of inertia of the skater (in kg-m^2) with their arms extended by assuming that each arm is 5% of the mass of their body. Assume the body is a cylinder of the same size, and the arms are 0.875 m long rods extending straight out from their body being rotated at the ends.

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Answer:

a. 0.342 kg-m² b. 2.0728 kg-m²

Explanation:

a. Since the skater is assumed to be a cylinder, the moment of inertia of a cylinder is I = 1/2MR² where M = mass of cylinder and r = radius of cylinder. Now, here, M = 56.5 kg and r = 0.11 m

I = 1/2MR²

= 1/2 × 56.5 kg × (0.11 m)²

= 0.342 kgm²

So the moment of inertia of the skater is

b. Let the moment of inertia of each arm be I'. So the moment of inertia of each arm relative to the axis through the center of mass is (since they are long rods)

I' = 1/12ml² + mh² where m = mass of arm = 0.05M, l = length of arm = 0.875 m and h = distance of center of mass of the arm from the center of mass of the cylindrical body = R/2 + l/2 = (R + l)/2 = (0.11 m + 0.875 m)/2 = 0.985 m/2 = 0.4925 m

I' = 1/12 × 0.05 × 56.5 kg × (0.875 m)² + 0.05 × 56.5 kg × (0.4925 m)²

= 0.1802 kg-m² + 0.6852 kg-m²

= 0.8654 kg-m²

The total moment of inertia from both arms is thus I'' = 2I' = 1.7308 kg-m².

So, the moment of inertia of the skater with the arms extended is thus I₀ = I + I'' = 0.342 kg-m² + 1.7308 kg-m² = 2.0728 kg-m²

a) The moment of inertia as the skater pulled his/her arm inward by assuming he/she is a cylinder is 0.3418kg-m².

b) If the body of the skater is assumed to be a cylinder of the same size, and the arms are rods extending straight out from his/her body being rotated at the ends, the moment of inertia is 1.7495kg-m².

Given the data in the question;

Mass of skater; [tex]M = 56.5kg[/tex]

a)

When the skater has his arms pulled inward by assuming they are cylinder of radius; [tex]R = 0.11 m[/tex]

Moment of inertia; [tex]I = \ ?[/tex]

From Parallel axis theorem; Moment of Inertia for a cylindrical body is expressed:

[tex]I = \frac{1}{2}MR^2[/tex]

Where M is the mass and R is the radius

We substitute our given values into the equation

[tex]I = \frac{1}{2}\ *\ 56.5kg\ *\ (0.11m)^2\\\\I = \frac{1}{2}\ *\ 56.5kg\ *\ 0.0121m^2\\\\I = 0.3418kg.m^2[/tex]

Therefore, the moment of inertia as the skater pulled his/her arm inward by assuming he/she is a cylinder is 0.3418kg-m²

b)

With the skater's arms extended by assuming that each arm is 5% of the mass of their body

Mass of each arm; [tex]M_a = \frac{5}{100} * M = \frac{5}{100} * 56.5kg = 2.825kg[/tex]

Remaining mass; [tex]M_b = M - 2M_a = 56.5kg - 2(2.825kg) = 50.85kg[/tex]

Assume the body is a cylinder of the same size and the arms are 0.875 m long rods extending straight out from their body being rotated at the ends.

Length of arm; [tex]L = 0.875 m[/tex]

From Parallel axis theorem; Moment of Inertia about vertical axis is expressed as:

[tex]I = \frac{1}{2}M_bR^2 + \frac{2}{3}M_aL^2[/tex]

We substitute in our values

[tex]I = \frac{1}{2}*50.85kg*(0.11m)^2 + \frac{2}{3}*2.825kg*(0.875m)^2\\\\I = [\frac{1}{2}*50.85kg * 0.0121m^2] + [\frac{2}{3}*2.825kg*0.765625m^2]\\\\I = 0.3076kg.m^2 + 1.4419kg.m^2\\\\I = 1.7495kg.m^2[/tex]

Therefore, if the body of the skater is assumed to be a cylinder of the same size, and the arms are rods extending straight out from his/her body being rotated at the ends, the moment of inertia is 1.7495kg-m².

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