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A wheel on an indoor exercise bike (a spinning bike) accelerates steadily from 130 rpm to 280 rpm in 5.0 s . The radius of the wheel is 47 cm.
Determine the tangential component of the linear acceleration of a point on the edge of the wheel 2.0 s after it has started accelerating.
Initial rotational speed of the wheel = N1 = 130 rpm
Initial angular speed of the wheel = 1
1 = 13.613 rad/s
Final rotational speed of the wheel = N2 = 280 rpm
Final angular speed of the wheel = 2
2 = 29.321 rad/s
Time period of acceleration = T = 5 sec
Angular acceleration of the wheel =
2 = 1 + T
29.321 = 13.613 + (5)
= 3.1416 rad/s2
Radius of the wheel = R = 47 cm = 0.47 m
Tangential component of linear acceleration of a point on the edge of the wheel 2 sec after it has started accelerating = at
Time period = t = 2 sec
at = R
at = (3.1416)(0.47)
at = 1.476 m/s2
A) Tangential component of linear acceleration of a point on the edge of the wheel 2 s after it has started accelerating = 1.476 m/s2