nforhan
Nov 15, 2011, 10:52 AM
What does the slope represent of this graph?
ebaines
Nov 15, 2011, 11:16 AM
There is a basic formula that relates torque to angular acceleration:
 
 
\Sigma \tau = I \alpha
 
 
where  \tau = torque,  I  = moment of inertia, and  \alpha = angular acceleration.  This formula is the rotational analog of Newton's second law.  From this can you tell us what the slope of the graph  \tau as a function of  \alpha would be?