In the lab the angular velocity is actually variable to our choosing, and for the length that we are trying to find is actually the length of the laser that has been let in by the turning of the wheel.
Sorry if there was any confusion.
Yes I have watched many videos on how he set it up and found his value for the speed of light. I am just unsure about the part where we have to calculate the distance of the laser ray.
Here is the experiment and all of the data that has been given, when I click start the wheel then begins to turn and cut out the laser as it should in the experiment. Our professor asked us to find the length of the laser and I'm not quite sure how to solve that. Any information or tips would...
Homework Statement
Angular Speed of the 8 gap wheel Is variable.
Red Laser (wavelength around 656.6 nm)
Approximate the length of the traveling ray to the mirror in meters.
Using the length of the traveling ray, calculate the speed of light.
Homework Equations
c=lambda*f
The Attempt at a...