Answer to Question #282124 in Physics for Abdikani

Question

What torque is required to give a disk of mass 6.1 kg and radius 0.50 m an angular acceleration of 17 rad /s2

Answer 1

Apply what is called Newton's law of rotational motion:

$$T=I\alpha,\\ T=\frac12mr^2·\alpha=12.96\text{ Nm}.$$