Chapter 1: Q91CP (page 301)
On a compact disc (CD), music is coded in a pattern of tiny pits arranged in a track that spirals outward toward the rim of the disc. As the disc spins inside a CD player, the track is scanned at a constant linear speed of . Because the radius of the track varies as it spirals outward, the angular speed of the disc must change as the CD is played. (See Exercise 9.20.) Let’s see what angular acceleration is required to keep constant. The equation of a spiral is , where is the radius of the spiral at and is a constant. On a CD, is the inner radius of the spiral track. If we take the rotation direction of the CD to be positive, must be positive so that increases as the disc turns and increases.
- When the disc rotates through a small angle , the distance scanned along the track is . Using the above expression for , integrate to find the total distance scanned along the track as a function of the total angle through which the disc has rotated.
- Since the track is scanned at a constant linear speed , the distance found in part (a) is equal to. Use this to find as a function of time. There will be two solutions for ; choose the positive one, and explain why this is the solution to choose.
- Use your expression for to find the angular velocity and the angular accelerationas functions of time. Is constant?
- On a CD, the inner radius of the track is , the track radius increases by 1.55µm per revolution, and the playing time is 74.00 min . Find r0, β, and the total number of revolutions made during the playing time.
- Using your results from parts (c) and (d), make graphs of ωz(in rad/s) versust andαz(in rad/s2) versus t between t=0and t=74.00 min.
Short Answer
- , revolution
- Graph is drawn