Rotational Kinematics WarmUp: Actual Unedited Student Responses

 

1. Q1,Because the reel that is turning is geting bigger.

Q2,the tangential velocity is about 55 m/s.

Q3,c

 

2. Q1,Its just like a bicycle and changing gears. The changing of the gears being the winding of the tape itself. With most of the tape being on one real its momentum quickly turns the smaller real.

Q2,It would have 360/rad per day. The earth is complete circle, spinning once a day. An location will return to its origional position in a day.

Q3,d

 

3. Q1,It is not that it winds up faster, but that the wheel that has a radius being reduced moves quicker and therefor makes it look as if the tape is winding faster...if you insist that it winds faster, then it could be because the mass that is doing the pulling is greater than the mass that is being pulled, therefor making it easier to pull and quicker as well.

Q2,If Indianapolis sits at 50degrees north of the equator then thata - thata initial = 57.3 and t2 - t1 = 24 hrs. Therefor: .0035rad/sec

Q3,b

 

4. Q1,Becaue the amount of tape is added up to the circle every round and it begins with a small circle. The circle gets bigger and bigger. The bigger it is the more amount of tape it can get done each round even though the speed of the rewinder is the same.

Q2,Since the angular velocity of the earth is 2*pi rad/day and its radius is 6.38*10^8m. Then the tangential of the object is: V=2*pi*6.38*10^6 m/day

Q3,b

 

5. Q1,At the end of a tape when you are rewinding the majority of the tape is would on the left side. due to the cicumference of the wheel + tape it is slow at first. As the tape rewinds the circumference of the of the left side decreases and therefore increases the speed of the rotation.

Q2,a(tan) = rx

Where r = 6.38 x 10^6 I do not know what x is. However, at any time, every part of a rotating rigid body has the same angular velocity. so the velocity of an object in Indy would be the same as the velocity of an object in Columbus, OH.

Q3,d

 

6. Q1,Because the radius of the role increases. But the angular velocity stays the same. Then the arclength S=r*(theta) divided by the same time interval shows the increase in the velocity at which the tape roles up.

Q2,R=6.38X10^6m. I would think that the velocity tangental would be the speed at which we move arround the earth. The problem is that we are not on the equator so we don't have a velocity equal to S/t=R*(theta)/t. If we assume that the earth is a sphere, we can also assume at the equator the angle from the equator would be equal to 0 and the constant multiple of the velocity function would be equal to one(%40 the north pole ,%A2=90, it would be zero). So in estimation we could multiply the function by a cosine(theta) and recieve an aproximate answer. So, %A2=angle from the equator, and %A3=(theta)=period of 1 rotation of the earth , then r*%A3*cos(%A2)/t= (6.36e6 m)*(2*V

Q3,c

 

7. Q1,In the equation for centripetal acceleration (a=v^2/r). Initially, the static side has a large radius and thus a smaller velocity. Once the tape starts moving faster, the velocity is squared and the radius plays a smaller part in how large the acceleration gets.

Q2,I used the equation: average angular velocity=total angular displacement/change in time

the angular displacement was 2*pie/86,400seconds.

Then I used: tangential velocity=radius*angular velocity

I found the estimated tangential velocity to be 4.34x10^20m/s

Q3,b

 

8. Q1,because the radius gets smaller and smaller.

Q2,

Q3,d

 

 

9. Q1,The more tape that gets rewound, the bigger the spool gets ( the bigger the circumference gets) so it can take up alot more tape.

Q2,2*r is the cicumference, in 24hrs=1rotation. 2*r/24hrs. This is at the equator so this is an estimate of what it would be for Indianapolis.

Q3,b

 

10. Q1,As the tape rewinds, the circumference of the roll of tape increases. This, coupled with the constant speed of the motor, means the speed of the tape increases as the tape rewinds.

Q2,(2** radius of Earth)/24hr

Q3,b

 

11. Q1,The angular rewinding velocity is constant. On the other hand, the radius of the portion of the tape that has already been rewound increases. From the equation v = ang.vel * r, we conclude that the tangential rewinding speed

must also increase.

Q2,Assuming that Indy's latitude is approximately 45 deg., we arrive at the following estimate:

R(Earth) = 6400 km

r(at 45 deg.) = cos45 * 6400 = 0.7 * 6400 = 4480 km

An object in Indy travels 2*r*PI in one day, meaning v = 2 * PI * 4480 km / day = 325.8 m/s

Q3,b

 

12. Q1,Because as it winds, the radius of the take-up wheel increases, thus increasing the angular velocity at its radius and the speed at which the tape is wound.

Q2,At one revolution per day, 7.27 x 10^-5 rad/s

Q3,b

 

 

13. Q1,The tape wides up faster at the end than at the beginning because the radius of the end side is smaller than the other side. Therefore taking less revolutions per second to spin.

Q2,The magnitude of the tangential velocity of an object in Indianapolis, due to the rotation of the earth is equal to one another.

Q3,a

 

14. Q1,From v=rw, when v is constant as r is decreased w is increased. With a tape, as the radius decreases from film being pulled off, w increases.

Q2,Using the equation v=rw, the radius of the earth can be r and 6.28 radians is theta over 24 hours is w. The tangential velocity is 464m/s.

Q3,b

 

 

15. Q1,Because at the end there is more tape at the other side so the radius of the other side is bigger.

Q2,W=6.48/86,400s=7.5*10^-5 Rad/s

Q3,b

 

16. Q1,The motor winds at a constant speed in terms of revolutions per unit time. The circumference of the receiving tape wheel increases as it accumulates tape. Thus, it can spool more tape per revolution, and thus, more tape per unit time.

Q2,2x pi x R per day

R = 6.38 E 6 m

v = 4 E 7 m/day

where R = radius of the earth

unit analysis yields 463.7 m/s

Q3,b

 

17. Q1,As you get closer to the end of the tape, the radius gets larger.

Q2,

Q3,b

 

18. Q1,The tape reel on the left is turned when rewinding the video tape. A smaller mass of tape acummulates on this reel when the tape is at the end than when the tape is at the beggining. Thus when the same force turns this lesser accumulated mass, it causes a greater acceleration and causes the reel to pick up velocity faster. Q2,The cicumference at this latitude is approx.=4*10^7m. The earth turns around its axis in 86400s. Therefore the approx. tangential velocity=4E7m/86400s=463m/s.

Q3,d

 

19. Q1,Since acceleration is equal to the angle times the radius, the side that has the smaller amount of tape , has to go around faster and faster to unwind the tape.

Q2,The speed of a particle is directly proportional to the body's angular velocity: rw, where 'w' is measured in radians per seconds. 'r' is the constant distance from the axis of rotation, which in this case is the radius of the earth.

Q3,b

 

20. Q1,because the radius of the circle of tapre decreases, which is related to how fast it will turn. *&*! @H( @(& BHSVS%^&*^(& N*&(V^&$^%$%^&$*^V^V& &*(&*(& &%^^#$#

Q2,

Q3,d

 

21. Q1,It is because the mass being rotated is less at the end than at the beginning. Therefore less force is needed to rotate the tape.

Q2,By using the time it takes the earth to rotate in day its radius I was able to find that the velocity is 8000m/s

Q3,b

 

22. Q1,It moves faster because it is traveling a greater distance in the same amount of time as the inner part of the tape.

Q2,We could use the equation v=r(omega), but we don't know the radius of the earth. Since not a word has been taught about this, I am not sure how to manipulate the formulas to come up with an answer.

Q3,b

 

23. Q1,Because near the end, more of the tape is on the spool that is providing the rotational force, meaning that the radius (and the mass) of the other spool is less than what it started with.

Q2,Earth is approx. 8000 miles in diameter, and Indianapolis is approx. 40 deg. north of the equator, so the distance of indy to the rotational axis of the earth should be cos(40)*cos(40)*4000 miles. The distance traveled in 24 hours would be: 2*pi*cos(40)*cos(40)*4000 miles, making the tangetial velocity 2*pi*cos(40)*cos(40)*4000 miles/day, or 274.7 meters/sec

Q3,b





24. Q1,The angular velocity is given by: w=(theta(2)-theta(1))/(t(2)-t(1)).

The value of theta is equal to s divided by r. So that means that theta is inversely proportional to the radius. So as the radius get smaller that means that theta gets larger. From the equation above a larger theta results in a larger angular velocity.

Q2,I am assuming that the earth rotates 360 degrees in a time period of 24 hours. So the tangential velocity is given by the change in theta over the change in time. I am going to assume that theta is 140 degrees. So 140/360=.389. This means that it has traveled .389 of its whole rotation. The tangential velocity is then equal to (140degrees x 2pi rad/360degrees)/(.389x24hours)=about .262rad/hr.

Q3,b

 

25. Q1,The video tape rewinds faster because the radius of the tape is smaller at the end than at the beginning; therefore causing the tape to have a higher tangential velocity at the end in comparison to the beginning.

Q2,The velocity is approximately 2xpi radians/day, which will turn out to be a net of zero.

Q3,b

 

26. Q1,Because the VCR needs time to stop the rewind process.

Q2,108 km/day^2

Q3,b

 

27. Q1,The linear velocity is greater when the raius is greater. V = r*W

Q2,The earths rotation is constant (I hope) no acceleration so A tan = r(0) = 0

Q3,b

 

28. Q1,As you are rewinding, the tape winds faster at the end. This is because the spool keeps the same angular velocity, but has a larger radius. This means that it has a larger circumfrence so it takes more tape to cover it, but it still takes the same time for the spool to rotate.

Q2,Indianapolis is at approx. 39deg N, so it has a radius of about 5004 km from the earth's axis. The angular velocity of the earth is 2*pi rad/day. This leads to Indy having a tangential velocity of 31446 km/day.

Q3,b

 

29. Q1,The radius has more time to increase at the end than at the begining causing the speed to increase. v=wr

Q2,v=rw

w=(dw)/(dt) ; w=2pi/(86400s)

r=6.38*10^6m

v=pi/86400s*(6.38*10^6m)=231 m/s

Q3,b

Comments,I found question number 2 difficult to grasp. I had a problem thinking about the tagential velocity of Indianapolis being the same as the equator. But I guess that thought behind the word estimate. Thanks

 

30. Q1,the moment of inertia is lowers as less tape is on the take up wheel the wheel then has less resistance to changes in velocity and speeds up.

Q2,Indianapolis is aproximately 37 degrees north of the equator, multiplied by the radius of the earth ( 6380000 meters), so the magnitude would equal 2.3 x 10^8 m/s.

Q3,b

 

31. Q1,becuase the tape is on a circular disk. the more tape that is wound around the disk the slower it goes becuase it has to turn farther to make a complete rotation on the outside portion of the disk. when it is near the end. it has a smaller circumerance and therefore can move faster.

Q2,the tangential velocity is the rate of speed at which you are being pulled off the away for the circulare motion that you are in. it is the radius of the earth times the angulare speed in rad/s. the earth goes 2(pi) radian in 24 hours. therefore the rad/s measure is which is pi/43200. the radius of the earth is 6.38E6. the answer is 147.68pi m/s

Q3,d

 

 

32. Q1,The average angular velocity is defined as the change in the angle divided by the change in time, so I would assume that as the angle increases the velocity aslo increases. As the tape goes from one side of the cassette to another the angle increases.

Q2,The velocity is equal to rw, and estimating the longitude of indianapolis to be around 40 degrees. I estimated that the magnitude would be around 300 m/s.

Q3,d

Comments,I think that the second problem was difficult. I think that we should spend some time in class to explain the answer, and explain why it is the answer.

 

33. Q1,The angular velocity is the same, but when there is more tape on the reel, any arbitrary angle will cover more length of tape.

Q2,This will be a very rough estimate becuse I don't have the latitude of Indianapolis handy. I estimate the latitude of Indy to be 40 dergess. The radius of the Earth is 6380000 meters. Using trig functions and properties of circles you can find the circumference of the circle Indianapolis follws on its rotation around the axis ( 30708213 meters). It travels this distance in one day. This is 355.4 meters per second.

Q3,b

 

34. Q1,The tape has the momentum pushing it to go faster and faster so the tape gains speed toward the end.

Q2,Since the earth rotates it will always change the tangent position to Indy. The velocity is the speed of the earth rotation.

Q3,a

 

 

35. Q1,because the radius of the front is bigger tehn the radius of the rear.

Q2,atan=(6.38x10^6)(.70rad)

arad=(6.38x10^6)(465m/s^2)

magnitude=(atan^2+arad^2)^1/2

magnitude=2.9x10^9m/s

Q3,d

 

36. Q1,The spool's circumferance is larger so one rotation has more distance of the tape. Also more distance at the same rmp's will be faster.

Q2,roughly 18,000 miles/day

Q3,b

 

37. Q1,There is less weight on the other spool that it has to pull against to unwind it

Q2,You would have to know the circumference of the ring at that latitude, then take that divided by 24 hrs.

Q3,b

 

38. Q1,Because the radius fron where the tape is being removed from is constantly decreasing so the linear acceleration of the tape is increasing

Q2,Less than 463 m/s because that is the tangential velocity at the equator. The distance from Indy to the axis of rotation is less than the radius of the Earth. Therefore the tangential velocity is less

Q3,b

 

39. Q1,The spindle which receives the rewinding tape is turned at a constant speed by the VCR. As more tape is accumulated on the spindle, the distance from the center of the spindle to the outside of the rewound tape keeps getting greater. As that distance gets greater, the tangential velocity of the already rewound tape gets larger and larger. This pulls the tape onto the spindle at a higher and higher speed.

Q2,If the earth's diameter is 8000 miles and Indy is at 40 degrees N latitude, then the length of a chord parallel to the equator passing through Indy would be cos 40 x 8000 or 6128 miles. 6128 x pi would give the distance the Indy would travel in a day. This is about 19,253 miles. Divide that by 24 hrs. and you find that Indy has a tangential velocity of about 802 miles per hour.

Q3,b