High School

A rotating wheel requires 3.00 seconds to rotate through 37.0 revolutions. Its angular speed at the end of the 3.00-second interval is 98.1 rad/s. What is the constant angular acceleration of the wheel?

Answer :

Answer:

13.74

Explanation:

Above equation can be solved using the equation of rotational motion with constant angular acceleration

[tex]\theta = \omega_0 t + \dfrac{1}{2} \alpha t^2[/tex]

[tex]\omega = \omega_0 + \alpha t[/tex]

As per the question,

[tex]\theta = 74\pi (converting to radians) \\\\t = 3 \\\\\omega_{(t = 3)} = 98.1[/tex]

Substituting above values we get the equations,

[tex]74\pi = \omega_0 3 + \dfrac{1}{2}\alpha(3)^2\\[/tex] … (1)

[tex]98.1 = \omega_0 + \alpha 3[/tex] … (2)

Solve these equations simultaneously, to get the value of alpha substitute value of [tex]\omega_0[/tex] from equation 2, in the equation 1

[tex]74\pi = (98.1 - 3\alpha)3 + \dfrac{1}{2}\alpha 9\\\dfrac{9}{2}\alpha = 98.1*3 - 74\pi\\[/tex]

On solving, we get

[tex]\alpha = 13.74[/tex]

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