Angular Displacement and Velocity

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The discussion focuses on calculating the time it takes for a bicycle to come to rest and the angular acceleration of its wheels after applying brakes. Given an initial angular velocity of +22.0 rad/s and an angular displacement of +11.0 revolutions, the time to stop is determined using the equation θ = ω * t, leading to a time of 0.5 seconds. The angular acceleration can be calculated using the kinematic equation ω² = ω₀² + 2α(θ - θ₀), which is essential for solving the problem accurately.

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Homework Statement


A person is riding a bicycle, and its wheels have an angular velocity of +22.0 rad/s. Then, the brakes are applied and the bike is brought to a uniform stop. During braking, the angular displacement of each wheel is +11.0 revolutions.

(a) How much time does it take for the bike to come to rest?
s

(b) What is the angular acceleration of each wheel?
rad/s2

Homework Equations


theta = (angular velocity)(time)

The Attempt at a Solution


11=22t
11/22 = t=1/2

thats wrong i guess.
can you help me out?
 
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Bigdane said:

Homework Statement


A person is riding a bicycle, and its wheels have an angular velocity of +22.0 rad/s. Then, the brakes are applied and the bike is brought to a uniform stop. During braking, the angular displacement of each wheel is +11.0 revolutions.

(a) How much time does it take for the bike to come to rest?
s

(b) What is the angular acceleration of each wheel?
rad/s2


Homework Equations


theta = (angular velocity)(time)


The Attempt at a Solution


11=22t
11/22 = t=1/2

thats wrong i guess.
can you help me out?

Here's an interesting thing: The kinematic equations for rotational motion (be sure to use radians) have the same form as those for straight line motion:

[tex]X = X_o + V_o t + \frac{1}{2} a t^2[/tex]

becomes

[tex]\theta = \theta_o + \omega_o t + \frac{1}{2} \alpha t^2[/tex]

and so on. Therefore you can use many of the same ideas that you would use for straight line motion problems with simple rotational kinematics. For example, you could use

[tex]\omega^2 = \omega_o^2 + 2 \alpha(\theta - \theta_o)[/tex]

to find the angular acceleration in your problem above. I'll leave it to you to figure out the other parts.

[tex]\omega[/tex] is the angular velocity; [tex]\alpha[/tex] is the angular acceleration in the above equations.
 

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