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Homework Statement



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Homework Equations


displacement = .5(wi+wf)*t
wi =0
wf=5 rev / sec
t=10

The Attempt at a Solution


displacement = 5/2*10= 25 revolutions

I know it is simple, but I am not sure if i heard right that the answer is actually 50 revolutions. Did i do something wrong?
 

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You are right. Note that if the turntable rotated at a steady rate of 5 rev/s it would rotate through 50 rev in 10 s. But in your problem, the turntable only reaches 5 rev/s at the very end of the 10 s time interval. So there is no way it could make 50 rev in 10 s.
 
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