Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Rotation - Problems - Page 288: 18b

Answer

$$=8.3 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{s} \approx 2.6 \times 10^{3} \text { years } $$

Work Step by Step

We solve $\omega=\omega_{0}+\alpha t$ for the time $t$ when $\omega=0$ : $$ t=-\frac{\omega_{0}}{\alpha}=-\frac{2 \pi}{\alpha T}$$ $$=-\frac{2 \pi}{\left(-2.3 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\right)(0.033 \mathrm{s})}$$ $$=8.3 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{s}$$ $$ \approx 2.6 \times 10^{3} \text { years } $$
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