While exploring a castle, Exena the Exterminator is spotted by a dragon who chases her down a hallway. Exena runs into a room and attempts to swing the heavy door shut before the dragon gets her. The door is initially perpendicular to the wall, so it must be turned through 90∘ to close. The door has a height of 3.00 m and a width of 1.40 m, and its weight is 790 N. You can ignore the friction at the hinges. If Exena applies a force of220 N at the edge of the door and perpendicular to it, how muchtime does it take her to close the door?

the time needed for her to close the door is 1.36 s.

Explanation:

given information:

Force, F = 220 N

width, r = 1.40 m

weight, W = 790 N

height, h = 3.00 m

angle, θ = 90° = π/2

to find the times needed to close the door we can use the following equation

θ = ω₀t + 1/2 αt²

where

θ = angle

ω = angular velocity

α = angular acceleration

t = time

in this case, the angular velocity is zero. thus,

θ = 1/2 αt²

now, we can find the angular speed by using the torque formula

τ = I α

where

τ = torque

I = Inertia

we know that

τ = F r

and

I = 1/3 mr²

so,

τ = I α

F r = 1/3 mr² α

α = 3 F/mr

= 3 F / (w/g) r

= 3 (220) / (790/9.8) 1.4

= 5.85 rad/s²

θ = 1/2 αt²

π/2 = 1/2 5.85 t²

t = 1.36 s