Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Kinematics in Two Dimensions - Exercises and Problems - Page 112: 28

Answer

The pebble's speed is 5.7 m/s and the pebble's acceleration is $107~m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

The wheel rotates 3 revolutions each second. We can find the angular speed of the wheel as: $\omega = (2\pi~rad/rev)(3~rev/s)$ $\omega = 6\pi~rad/s$ We can find the speed of the pebble as: $v = \omega ~r$ $v = (6\pi~rad/s)(0.30~m)$ $v = 5.7~m/s$ We can find the centripetal acceleration of the pebble as: $a_c = \omega^2~r$ $a_c = (6\pi~rad/s)^2(0.30~m)$ $a_c = 107~m/s^2$ The pebble's speed is 5.7 m/s and the pebble's acceleration is $107~m/s^2$.
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