Rotational Kinematics2

1. Apr 4, 2009

mattmannmf

a) What is the angular displacement of the wheel at t = 0.7 sec with angular velocity of -6.9?

b) What is the angular displacement of the wheel at t= 3.5 sec with angular velocity of 1.5?

I thought all i did was to multiply (.7)(-6.9) to get angular displacement for the first one, thats wrong. so not sure anymore.

angular velocity= angular displacement/ time (right?)

2. Apr 4, 2009

LowlyPion

θ is usually expressed in radians / sec. So θ = ω * t looks ok unless the answer is looking for revolutions or degrees?

3. Apr 4, 2009

mattmannmf

rad.. but how they wrote it , they gave me a graph with a line. y axis was angular velocity, x was time. i figured out the equation y=3x-9. so at t=.7 thats angular velocity of -6.9, and t=3.5, velocity 1.5.. but there looking for rad.

but regarding a, i get -4.83, but thats wrong (.7* -6.9)

4. Apr 4, 2009

LowlyPion

They gave you a graph? And it has a slope? Then you don't have constant ω. You should have said so initially.

So that means then that you have to use the rotational analog to velocity equation for ω with your final ω = -2.1 by your statement ...

ωf2 = ωi2 + 2*a*θ

2.12 = 32 + 2*3*θ

See:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mi.html#rlin

5. Apr 4, 2009

mattmannmf

i am a little confused...where did the 2.1 come from?

6. Apr 4, 2009

LowlyPion

Sorry. Apparently so am I. I scribbled out my graph wrong from your description.

That should be initial ω of -9 and final ω of - (9 - 2.1) or -6.9

The method is the same though.

7. Apr 4, 2009

mattmannmf

AHHHhhh, ok! makes sense... initial velocity is when x=0..haha ok