2. A rotating toy above a baby's crib makes one
complete counterclockwise rotation in 1 min.
a. What is its angular displacement in 3 min?
b. What is the toy's angular velocity in rad/min?
c. If the toy is turned off, does it have positive or
negative angular acceleration? Explain.

Respuesta :

(a) The angular displacement of the toy is 18.85 rad.

(b) The toy's angular velocity is 6.284 rad/min.

(c) if the counterclockwise rotation is in negative direction, the angular acceleration will be positive when the toy is turned off and vice versa.

The given parameters

  • Number of revolutions, N = 1 rev/min

The angular displacement of the toy

The angular displacement of the toy is calculated as follows;

[tex]\theta = \frac{1 \ rev}{\min} \times 3\min \times \frac{2 \pi \ rad}{1 \ rev} = 18.85 \ rad[/tex]

The toy's angular velocity

[tex]\omega = \frac{1 \ rev}{\min} \times \frac{2 \pi \ rad}{1 \ rev} = 2\pi \ rad/\min = 6.284 \ rad/ \min[/tex]

The angular acceleration of the toy

let clockwise = positive direction

Let counterclockwise = negative direction

[tex]\alpha = \frac{\omega _f - \omega _i }{t}\\\\\alpha = \frac{0 - (-2\pi \ rad/\min)}{1 \min} = 2\pi\ rad/\min^2[/tex]

Thus, if the counterclockwise rotation is in negative direction, the angular acceleration will be positive when the toy is turned off and vice versa.

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