Calculating amount of revolutions

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To calculate the number of revolutions a high-speed drill makes in 0.260 seconds at 2760 rpm, the conversion from rpm to radians per second is necessary. The correct conversion yields 2760 rpm as approximately 288.6 rad/s. Multiplying this angular velocity by the time (0.260 s) gives the angular displacement in radians, which is about 75.0 radians. Dividing this result by 2π converts radians to revolutions, resulting in approximately 11.96 revolutions. The discussion emphasizes the importance of proper unit conversion and the application of angular displacement formulas to solve the problem accurately.
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Homework Statement


A high-speed drill reaches 2760 rpm in 0.260 s. Through how many revolutions does the drill turn during this first 0.260 s?
2. The attempt at a solution

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Here's what I have right now

2760 rpm * (2n/1 rev) * (60 s / 1 min) = 1040495.49 rad/s

1040495.49 rad/s * 0.260 s = 270,528.83 radians

270,528.83 radians * (1 rev / 2n) = 43,056 revolutions

Is that right? I haven't put the answer in because I have a limited amount of tries but I want to make sure I did it right.
 
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smpolisetti said:
To calculate the amount of revolutions I divided rpm to convert it by seconds and then multiplied by 0.260 seconds but that's wrong.


when you converted rpm you got rad/s. So multiplying that by 0.26s will give you the radians it moved.

now you know that 2π rad = 1 rev.

You need to do another conversion to get the revolutions.
 
I divided 11.96 by 2pi and got 1.90 revolutions, but the computer program says that's wrong. What's my mistake?
 
You know the final (and initial) angular velocity and the time it took to get there. With this you can get the angular acceleration. Given that, you can find how many revolutions it traversed in the given time.
 
Hi smpolisetti, welcome to PF.
in the problem. initial angular velocity is zero and final angular velocity = 2760*2π/60 rad./s.
Find the angular acceleration using ω = ωο + α*t.
Then find the angular displacement using θ = ωο*t + 1/2*α*t^2
 
I know that the acceleration is 1110 rad/s/s but I don't know how to get the amount of revolutions from that
 
smpolisetti said:
I know that the acceleration is 1110 rad/s/s but I don't know how to get the amount of revolutions from that

no no 2760 rpm you have.

1 rpm = 2π/60 rad/s

you do not need angular acceleration.

Convert the rpm to rad/s and then multiply by the 0.26 sec.
 
Here's what I have

2760 rpm * (2n/1 rev) * (60 s / 1 min) = 1040495.49 rad/s

1040495.49 rad/s * 0.260 s = 270,528.83 radians

270,528.83 radians * (1 rev / 2n) = 43,056 revolutions

Is that right? I haven't put the answer in because I have a limited amount of tries but I want to make sure I did it right.
 
Angular acceleration = 1100 rad/s/s.

θ = ωο*t + 1/2*α*t^2

θ = 1/2*1100*(0.26)^2

find θ and then find n.
 
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Thanks so much!
 
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