Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum - Problems - Page 324: 47

Answer

The wheel's angular speed is $~~0.17~rad/s$

Work Step by Step

We can find the angular velocity of the train with respect to the track: $\omega = \frac{v}{R} = \frac{0.15~m/s}{0.43~m} = 0.3488~rad/s$ Let $\omega_w$ be the angular velocity of the wheel. Then we can let the angular velocity of the train be $~~\omega_t = \omega_w-0.3488~rad/s$ We can use conservation of angular momentum to find the angular velocity of the track: $L_f = L_i$ $I_w~\omega_w+I_t~\omega_t = 0$ $(1.1m)R^2~\omega_w+(m)R^2~\omega_t = 0$ $1.1~\omega_w+(\omega_w-0.3488~rad/s) = 0$ $2.1~\omega_w = 0.3488~rad/s$ $\omega_w = \frac{0.3488~rad/s}{2.1}$ $\omega_w = 0.17~rad/s$ The wheel's angular speed is $~~0.17~rad/s$
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