Circular Angular Acceleration problem

[the7joker7]

Homework Statement

A tire 2.00 feet in diameter is placed on a balancing machine, where it is spun so that its tread is moving at a constant speed of 60.0 mi/h. A small stone is stuck in the tread of the tire. What is the acceleration of the stone as the tire is being balanced?

Homework Equations

\omega = \frac{change in theta}{change in time}

r = diameter/2

\alpha = \frac{\omega - \omega_{0}} {time}

a_{t} = r*\alpha

The Attempt at a Solution

\omega = 840.3 rev/min = 88 radians/sec.

radius = .305m.

\alpha = \frac{88 radians}{1 second} = 88 radians/second^{2}.

a_{t} = .305 *88 = 26.84 m/s^{2}

 

[Dick]

You got omega (I'll call it w) just fine somehow. I'm not sure how because it's not clear what you did. But acceleration isn't w*r, that's velocity v. 26.8m/sec=60mi/hr. You are back where you started. Acceleration is v^2/r=(w*r)^2/r=w^2*r.

 

[the7joker7]

Well, going from 60mi/hr to radians/second is pretty basic math as long as you know the transformation values.

Thanks for the help!

EDIT: I got 88^{2} * .305 = 2631.92radians/seconds^{2}. Look right?

 

[cherriesx11x]

Use the equation centripetal acceleration = v^2/r. The radius s 1.00 ft, or .305 m. V is 60 mi/h, or 26.8 m/s. Then the acceleration would be (26.8)^2/0.305, which is 2350 m/s^2