Linear speed and reaction forces

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The discussion revolves around problems related to linear speed and reaction forces, specifically involving a bicycle's wheel rotation and forces acting on a vehicle on a bridge.

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  • Participants explore the relationship between linear speed and angular speed, questioning the conversion from revolutions per second to radians per second. They also discuss the calculation of reaction forces on a bridge.

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aneima6
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Just checking these other problems

1)Bicycle has wheels with circumference of 2m. What is the linear speed of the bicycle when the wehels rotate at 1 rev/sec.
2m/s

2) A 10,000N vehicle is stalled 1/4 the way across a bridge. What are the two additional recation forces that are supplied at the supprot of both ends of the bridge?
2,500 and 7,5000N
 
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You must change the 1 rev/sec into rad per sec

1 rev = 2*pi rad
 
The second one looks good, but I think you accidentally wrote an extra zero on the 7,500 N :)
 
alright

V= R * angular speed?

Radius:
C=pi*d
2meters=3.14*d
.6366=d
d=2r
.6366=2r
Radius=.318meters

angular speed= 6.283185308 radians * ? is it 2meters?
 
Spectre5 said:
You must change the 1 rev/sec into rad per sec

1 rev = 2*pi rad
The cirumference is given, not the radius. So 2m/s is correct.
 
oh, didn't pay close enough attention...sorry for any confusion aneima6!
 

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