Question

A mountain biker takes a jump in a race and goes airborne. The mountain bike is travelling at 10.0 m/s before it goes airborne. If the mass of the front wheel on the bike is 750 g and has radius 35 cm, what is the angular momentum of the spinning wheel in the air the moment the bike leaves the ground?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for angular momentum is

L = mvr where L is the angular momentum, m is the mass of the object, v is the velocity of the object, and r is the radius of the object. The problem we have that prevents us from just throwing those numbers in there is that mass has to be in kg and it's not, and radius has to be in meters and it's not.

Changing the mass to kg:

750 g = .750 kg

Changing the radius to m:

35 cm = .35 m

Now we can fill in the variables with their respective values:

L = .750(10.0)(.35) gives us

`L=2.625(kg*m^2)/(s)`