Uniform Circular Motion-Velocity

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David's problem involves calculating the speed of a stone in uniform circular motion using two different sling lengths and rotation rates. For a sling length of 0.650 m at 5.00 rev/s, the calculated speed is 20.4 m/s, but this answer was marked incorrect on WebAssign. Users suggest that the issue may stem from the online platform's strict input requirements rather than a mistake in the calculations. A different formula, V = r * ω, yields the same result, reinforcing the validity of the calculations. Ultimately, the professor acknowledged a mistake in the WebAssign setup, validating the user's efforts.
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Homework Statement



Here's the exact problem:
Young David who slew Goliath experimented with slings before tackling the giant. He found that he could revolve a sling of length 0.650 m at the rate of 5.00 rev/s. If he increased the length to 0.950 m, he could revolve the sling only 3.00 times per second.

What is the speed of the stone for each rate of rotation?

Then there's more but this is the only part I have trouble with



Homework Equations



T=(2piR)/V



The Attempt at a Solution



I set it up as V=(2(3.14)(.650m))/.2s
I get 20.4m/s, but the webassign thing I'm doing says that's wrong. I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong, this should be a simple plug and chug kinda problem.
 
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I personally don't see anything wrong with your work. Assignments that require you to input things online tend to be extremely picky on how you type the answer. Make sure you are following the directions carefully. If not, the webassign is just a piece of crap.
 
Yeah I just checked my e-mail and the professor had sent out a message saying he messed up the webassign. Well, at least my first physics forums post wasn't a waste of time!
 
You can also use

V = r \dot{\theta}

where \dot{\theta} = 10 \pi radians / sec.

The answer comes out the same, so I don't know why webassign considers it wrong.
 
Looks OK to me.
 
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