What is the angular speed of a grindstone spinning at 8.3 rev/s?

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The discussion revolves around determining the angular speed of a grindstone that spins at a rate of 8.3 revolutions per second. The subject area pertains to rotational motion and angular velocity in physics.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification

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  • Participants explore the relationship between revolutions per second and angular speed, with one posting a formula involving frequency. There is also a question regarding the necessity of referencing a specific book for this problem.

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The discussion includes various perspectives on the problem, with some participants questioning the need for external references and others providing a formula related to angular speed. No consensus has been reached, but there are indications of productive exploration of the topic.

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One participant mentions limited search results for the book in question, suggesting that the problem may not be widely recognized or documented.

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Anyone know a name of a book that has question "A grindstone spinning at the rate of 8.3rev/s has what approximate angular speed?"
 
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Why do you need to find this book? This is a basic question, anyone could have made this up on the fly.
 
angular speed = 2pi(f)
f = rev/s
 
Only 3 hits from google -- two from here on the PF, and one from an exam:

http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~dshvydka/Midterm%20Exam%202.htm
 
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