Angular Velocity and Acceleration graph

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The discussion revolves around a graph depicting angular velocity and acceleration, with specific questions regarding angular displacement and angular acceleration over a defined time interval. Participants are exploring the relationships between angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are attempting to determine the appropriate angular velocity to use for calculating angular displacement and are questioning whether the angular acceleration is constant or not during the specified time interval. There is also discussion about the relevance of the area under the graph for the first part of the question.

Discussion Status

Some participants have offered guidance regarding the use of the area under the graph to find angular displacement and have suggested that the angular acceleration is constant. However, there remains uncertainty about the specific values to use for calculations and the interpretation of the graph.

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Participants are navigating potential errors in the provided graph and are discussing the implications of these errors on their calculations. There is also a focus on the definitions and representations of terms within the equations being referenced.

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Homework Statement



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A.) For the graph above what is the angular displacement during the 4 seconds of motion?
B.) For the graph above what is the angular acceleration from t=2 to t=4?

Homework Equations


α = at / r
α = ω / t
α = Θ / t^2
ω = Θ / t
ω = v / r
Θ = ω t + 0.5 α t^2

The Attempt at a Solution



A.) I used ω = Θ / t
rearranged it to ωt = Θ

but my issue is what ω do i use? 0, 10, 20? anything in between? And is this even the right equation to use?

B.) Isn't it not accelerating between t2 and t4? Or is it constant acceleration?
How i went about it is i used α = ω / t
since the time is 2 seconds, and the ω is 20. i got 10, but that was wrong :(
 
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There is an error in your image, unfortunately.
 
ProfuselyQuarky said:
There is an error in your image, unfortunately.
fixed it
 
For the first part it is the area under the graph.
For the second part the angular acceleration is constant.
 
df102015 said:
what ω do i use?
Do you know how to find the distance moved from a velocity-time graph?
df102015 said:
α = ω / t
Quoting formulae is of little use unless you know what the terms in the formulae represent. E.g. a=v/t is more informatively written as aavg=Δv/Δt. I.e. the average acceleration is the increase in velocity divided by the elapsed time.
kinemath said:
For the second part the angular acceleration is constant
True, but of the choice
df102015 said:
not accelerating between t2 and t4? Or is it constant acceleration?
that response could be misleading.
@df102015 , what do you look at on a velocity-time graph to deduce the acceleration?
 

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