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The triceps muscle in the back of the upper arm extends the forearm. This muscle in a professional boxer exerts a force of 2.00 ✕ 103 N with an effective perpendicular lever arm of 5.00 cm, producing an angular acceleration of the forearm of 125 rad/s2. What is the moment of inertia (in kg·m2) of the boxer's forearm?

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To solve the problem it is necessary to apply all the concepts related to the definition of Torque, both linear and angular.

From the linear definition the torque is defined as

[tex]\tau = F*r[/tex]

Where,

F = Force

r = radius

On the other hand we have that,

[tex]\tau = I \alpha[/tex]

Where,

I = Moment of inertia

[tex]\alpha =[/tex] Angular Acceleration

Using the first equation we can find the Torque, there,

[tex]\tau = F*r[/tex]

[tex]\tau = (2*10^3)(0.05)[/tex]

[tex]\tau = 100Nm[/tex]

Therefore the Inertia moment can be calculated from the second equation,

[tex]\tau = I \alpha[/tex]

[tex]I = \frac{\tau}{\alpha}[/tex]

[tex]I = \frac{100}{125}[/tex]

[tex]I = 0.8 kg.m^2[/tex]

Therefore the value of moment of inertia is [tex]0.8 Kg.m^2[/tex]

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