Question

A wheel 1.0 m in radius rotates with an angular acceleration of 4.0rad/s2 . (a) If the wheel’s initial angular velocity is 2.0 rad/s, what is its angular velocity after 10 s? (b) Through what angle does it rotate in the 10-s interval? (c) What are the tangential speed and acceleration of a point on the rim of the wheel at the end of the 10-s interval?

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) ωf= 42 rad/s

(b) θ = 220 rad

(c) at = 4 m/s²  ,  v = 42 m/s

Explanation:

The uniformly accelerated circular movement,  is a circular path movement in which the angular acceleration is constant.

There is tangential acceleration (at ) and is constant.

We apply the equations of circular motion uniformly accelerated :

ωf= ω₀ + α*t  Formula (1)

θ=  ω₀*t + (1/2)*α*t²  Formula (2)

at = α*R  Formula (3)

v= ω*R  Formula (4)

Where:

θ : angle that the body has rotated in a given time interval (rad)

α : angular acceleration (rad/s²)

t : time interval (s)

ω₀ : initial angular velocity ( rad/s)

ωf: final angular velocity ( rad/s)

R : radius of the circular path (cm)

at : tangential acceleration (m/s²)

v : tangential speed (m/s)

Data

α = 4.0 rad/s² : wheel’s angular acceleration

t = 10 s

ω₀ = 2.0 rad/s  : wheel’s initial angular velocity

R = 1.0 m  : wheel’s radium

(a)  Wheel’s angular velocity after 10 s

We replace data in the formula (1):

ωf= ω₀ + α*t

ωf= 2 + (4)*(10)

ωf= 42 rad/s

(b) Angle that rotates the wheel in the 10 s interval

We replace data in the formula (2):

θ=  ω₀*t + (1/2)*α*t²

θ=  (2)*(10) + (1/2)*(4)*(10)²

θ=  220 rad  

θ=  220 rad  

(c) Tangential speed and acceleration of a point on the rim of the wheel at the end of the 10-s interval

We replace data in the Formula (3)

at = α*R = (4)(1)

at = 4 m/s²

We replace data in the Formula (4)

v= ω*R = (42)*(1)

v = 42 m/s