Finding tangential and angular velocity of a block on a string

  • Thread starter Thread starter akatsafa
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Circular
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
2 replies · 3K views
akatsafa
Messages
42
Reaction score
0
I haven't worked with circular motions yet but i have these questions for lab. Could someone please help?

A group of students observes that a wooden block o mass o.29kg on a string makes 15 rotations in 23.5 seconds at a radius of 0.70 meters. (a) the blocks tangential velocity is.. (b) the blocks angular velocity is..

I tried using the equation v= 2pi r/T but that's not working. With that I got 0.87m/s but it's not right. What equations should I use for these?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Hi, I think I got it but do check my work.

First we calculate the [tex]\omega[/tex] and then we use it to find [tex]v[/tex].


[tex]\omega = \frac {15 \text{rev}}{23.5 \text{s}} \times \frac {2\pi}{1 \text{rev}} = 4.01 \text{rad/s}[/tex]

Using [tex]v=r \omega[/tex] we get [tex]v=2.807 \text{m/s}[/tex]
 
Last edited:
thank you...that's right. I wasn't accounting for the 15 revolutions. I was just using one revolution.