While exercising in a fitness center, a man lies face down on a bench and lifts
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Question
While exercising in a fitness center, a man lies face down on a bench and lifts a weight with one lower leg by contracting the muscles in the back of the upper leg. Find the magnitude of the angular acceleration produced given the mass lifted is 11.5 kg at a distance of 28.0 cm from the knee joint, the moment of inertia of the lower leg is 0.900 kg·m2, the muscle force is 1510 N, and its effective perpendicular lever arm is 3.60 cm.
How much work is done if the leg rotates through an angle of 15.0° with a constant force exerted by the muscle?
Explanation / Answer
givne that force F = 1510 N, lever arm r = 0.036 m
we know that
1) torque = F*r
= 1510*0.036
= 54.36 N m
and toque = I* alpha is angular acceleration, I moment of inertia
= I = 54.36 N·m = (0.9kg·m² + 11.5kg*(0.28m)²)*
= 30.17 rad/s2
2) work done W= T*angular displacement
= 54.36 *15 = 815.4 J
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