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ROTATION, Part 1 PREFLIGHT

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1.

Two solid discs are liked with a belt. The diameter of the larger disc is twice as large as the diameter of the small disc. If the small disc is rotating at 500 revolutions per minute rpm), what is the rotational speed of the large disc? Express your answer in rpm and in radians.



2.

Estmate the angular acceleration of a small pebble stuck to a bicyle tire as the bicycle accelerates from rest to 10 mph (4.47 m/s) in 5 seconds.



3.

The angular velocity of the Earth revolving around the Sun is approximately
365 rad/day

0.017 rad/day

12 rad/yr

1.0 rad/yr





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