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DuffBeer
Sep28-04, 04:03 PM
A particle P travels with constant speed in a circle of radius 7.4 m and completes one revolution in 22.0 s (see Figure). The particle passes through O at t = 0 s. What is the magnitude of the average velocity during the interval from t = 4.4 s and t = 18.7 s.
I used T=2(pi)r / v
22 = 2*pi*7.4/v
v = 2.11 m/s
But the answer was rejected... The velocity in a circle is supposed to be constant, why won't my answer work?
But the answer was rejected... The velocity in a circle is supposed to be constant, why won't my answer work?
The speed is constant, not the velocity.
DuffBeer
Sep28-04, 04:06 PM
The speed is constant, not the velocity.
Oh man... Does that mean my answer is just negative since it's moving counterclockwise?
Oh man... Does that mean my answer is just negative since it's moving counterclockwise?
No. I suspect they want you to find the net displacement of the particle from t = 4.4 s to t = 18.7 s. Find out where it is on the circle at those two points, and then figure the displacement. The "average velocity" will be the net displacement divided by the time.
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