Physlet Illustration: Angular Velocity

 

 

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A wheel turns at a constant rate. Determine its angular velocity, omega, in radians/sec.

Hints:

  1. Determine how long it takes the wheel to make one complete revolution.
  2. How many radians does it turn in that single revolution?

Reference

See Walker, Section 10-1


Illustration written by Steve Mellema