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Angular Acceleration Formula

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Theangularaccelerationofarotatingobjectistherateatwhichtheangularvelocity
changeswithrespecttotime.Itisthechangeintheangularvelocity,dividedbythe
changeintime.Theaverageangularaccelerationisthechangeintheangularvelocity,
dividedbythechangeintime.Theangularaccelerationisavectorthatpointsina
directionalongtherotationaxis.Themagnitudeoftheangularaccelerationisgivenby
theformulabelow.Theunitofangularaccelerationisradians/s2.

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t=changeintime(s)
1=initialangularvelocity(radians/s)
2=finalangularvelocity(radians/s)
t1=initialtime(s)
t2=finaltime(s)
AngularAccelerationFormulaQuestions:
1)AdiscinaDVDplayerstartsfromrest,andthenbeginsspinningwhentheuser
presses"Play".After4.00s,thediscisspinningat160radians/s.Whatwastheaverage
angularaccelerationofthedisc?
Answer:Attheinitialtime(t1=0s),theangularvelocitywas1=0radians/s.Atthe
finaltime(t2=4.00s),theangularvelocityofthediscwas1=160radians/s.The
averageangularaccelerationcanbefoundusingtheformula:

Betweentheinitialandfinaltimes,theaverageangularaccelerationofthediscwas40.0
radians/s2.
2)Atcertainhighspeedrollercoasterhasamagneticbrakingsystemthatismeantso
slowtherollercoastercarsastheyapproachthestation.Themagneticbrakesslowthe
carsjustenoughforanotherbrakingsystemtotakeover.Ifthewheelsofthecarsare
initiallyspinningat400.0revolutionspersecond,andthemagneticbrakesapplya
constantangularaccelerationof440.0radians/s2for5.00s,whatwillbetheangular
velocityoftherollercoastercarsafterthemagneticbrakeshavebeenapplied?
Answer:Theangularvelocityattheinitialtime(t1=0s)isgivenintermsofrevolutions
persecond.Tousethisvalueintheangularaccelerationformula,thevaluemustbe
convertedtoradianspersecond.Thereare2radiansperrevolution,andsotheinitial
angularvelocityis:
1=400.0revolutions/s

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Thefinalangularvelocityattimet1=5.0scanbefoundbyrearrangingtheangular
accelerationformula:

Theangularvelocityafterthemagneticbrakeshavebeenappliedisapproximately313
radians/s.Thisisequivalentto49.8revolutions/s.
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