How Fast Does Roller A Rotate?

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The discussion centers on calculating the speed of a belt and the rotational speed of roller A in a physics problem involving a cart moving at 5 km/hr. The participant determined the belt speed to be 0.26 m/s and the rotational speed of roller A to be 1.7375 rad/s. These calculations are confirmed as accurate based on the provided parameters of the problem.

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Homework Statement



The cart shown below is pulled at a speed of 5 km/hr to the right. Determine the speed of the belt, and the rotational speed of roller A.

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I got the speed of the belt as 0.26 m/s and rotational speed as 1.7375 rad/s. I was wondering if I got the right answer.
 

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Sounds right to me.
 

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