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let <math>M</math> be the Mass of the toilet paper roll
 
let <math>M</math> be the Mass of the toilet paper roll
  
let <math>I</math> be the rotational inertia of the roll ( = <math>frac{1}{2}</math>
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let <math>I</math> be the rotational inertia of the roll ( = \frac{1}{2}
  
  

Revision as of 03:37, 30 December 2009

Work to see how fast one must pull on toilet paper to get it to tear:

let \(f\) be the force required to tear it

let \(M\) be the Mass of the toilet paper roll

let \(I\) be the rotational inertia of the roll ( = \frac{1}{2}





Variations/Modifications:

You could require the students to derive \(I\)

You could require the students to calculate \(M\) given information about the dimensions and how heavy some toilet paper is