Your 64cmdiameter car tire is rotating at 3.5rev/s when suddenly you press down hard on the accelerator. After traveling 200m, the tire’s rotation has increased to 6.0rev/s. What was the tire’s angular acceleration? Give your answer in rad/s2 .

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The tire’s angular acceleration is0.75rad/s2

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01

Given information

Diameter of car tire is D=64cm

Car tire is rotating at ωi=initialangularvelocity=3.5rev/s

After traveling d=200m, the tire’s rotation has increased to ωf=finalangularvelocity=6.0rev/s.

We have to find the tire’s angular accelerationα in rad/s2.

02

Formula

Perimeter of circle is 2πr

ωf2=ωi2+2αθ

03

Explanation

By putting values in formula

P=2πr

For radius

r=d2r=642r=32cm

Putting values:

P=2×3.14×32cm=200.96cm

Converting the car tire in revolutions:

θ=dPθ=200cm×100200.96cmθ=99.52rev

For angular acceleration

62=3.52+2α×99.52α=0.1193rev/s2

Now, convert rev/ssin rad/s2

localid="1648908260302" α=0.1193rev/ss×2π=0.1193rev/ss×2×3.14α=0.75rad/s2

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