Back to Problems
AP Physics 1 / Introductory
Rotation
OS-AP-10-38 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Angular Momentum and Its Conservation (Problem 38)

Suppose you start an antique car by exerting a force of 300 N on its crank for 0.250 s. What angular momentum is given to the engine if the handle of the crank is 0.300 m from the pivot and the force is exerted to create maximum torque the entire time?