Angular Kinematics: Calculating Car's Angular Acceleration

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The discussion centers on calculating a car's angular acceleration given its wheel's initial rotation speed of 120 rpm and 90 revolutions in one minute. Participants struggle with determining the final angular velocity and applying angular kinematics equations correctly. The initial angular velocity is confirmed as 4π rad/s, while the total angular displacement is debated, with some calculating it as 180π rad and others as 240 rad. There is a consensus that the equations for angular motion mirror those of linear motion, but discrepancies in calculations lead to confusion about the correct angular acceleration value. The conversation highlights the complexities of angular kinematics and the need for precise calculations.
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The wheel of a car has radius 0.2m and initially rotates at 120 rpm. In the next minute it makes 90 revolutions
What is the cars angular acceleration?Attempt

So I tried to get the final angular velocity and couldn't and have tried multiple times with the angular kinematics equations but I'm not getting the correct answer

Which is -0.105 rads^-1 b
 
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KiNGGeexD said:
Question

The wheel of a car has radius 0.2m and initially rotates at 120 rpm. In the next minute it makes 90 revolutions
What is the cars angular acceleration?


Attempt

So I tried to get the final angular velocity and couldn't and have tried multiple times with the angular kinematics equations but I'm not getting the correct answer

Which is -0.105 rads^-1 b
How many radians are there in 120 revolutions?
How many seconds are there in a minute?
What is the angular velocity of the wheel initially?
 
I got the angular velocity as 4pi rad/s

And I know θ= 180pi rad in 60 seconds
 
Also I calculated the final angular velocity to be 3pi rad/s
 
Hi KiNGGeexD! :smile:

This is essentially the same type of question as A car initially moves at 120 mph. In the first hour it moves 90 miles.
What is the cars acceleration? …

solve it the same way. :wink:
 
KiNGGeexD said:
I got the angular velocity as 4pi rad/s

And I know θ= 180pi rad in 60 seconds
Where did you get the 180 from? I get 240.

Did you know that the equations for angular displacement, angular velocity and angular acceleration are of the same mathematical form as those for linear displacement, linear velocity, and linear acceleration? Well they are. If θ is the angular displacement, ω is the angular velocity, and α is the angular acceleration, what is the equation for θ as a function of time t in terms of the initial angular displacement θ0, the initial angular velocity ω0, and the angular acceleration α?

Chet
 
I did it that way exactly but still got that question wrong
 
Θ= 90 rev * 2pi
 
KiNGGeexD said:
I did it that way exactly but still got that question wrong
I got the same answer you got. Maybe they want it as -60 revs/min^2.

Chet
 
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