52. A helicopter has two blades (see Figure 8.11); each blade has a mass of 240 kg and can be approximated as a thin rod of length 6.7 m. The blades are rotating at an angular speed of

44 rad/s. (a) What is the total moment of inertia of the two blades about the axis of rotation? (b) Determine the rotational kinetic energy of the spinning blades.

 

 

For a thin rod rotating about one end,

So total moment of inertia

 

 

 

 

 

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