Diameter = 60 cm, Radius = 60/2 = 30 cm = 30/100 = 0.3 m.
The pebble in the tread goes by 3 times every second.
This is the same as 3 times per second.
Recall the unit of frequency is Hertz or per second, s⁻¹
So 3 times per second, Frequency, f = 3s⁻¹ or 3 Hertz
For angular motion:
Angular speed, ω = 2πf
= 2*π*3
= 6π rad/s
Linear speed, v = ωr = 6π * 0.3 = 1.8π m/s
Linear acceleration, a = v² / r
a = 1.8π * 1.8π / 0.3 = 10.8π² m/s²
Angular acceleration α = a/r = 10.8π² / 0.3 = 36π² rad/s²
Angular speed = 6π rad/s ≈ 18.840 rad/s
The linear speed of the pebble = 1.8π m/s ≈ 5.655 m/s
The angular acceleration = 36π² rad/s² ≈ 355.306 rad/s²
The linear acceleration of the pebble = 10.8π² m/s ≈ 106.592 m/s²
energetic electrically charged particles (mostly electrons) accelerate along the magnetic field lines into the upper atmosphere, where they collide with gas atoms, causing the atoms to give off light.
(exploratorium.com)
gotta cite those sources
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