A 1.15-kg grinding wheel 22.0 cm in diameter is spinning counterclockwise at a rate of 20.0 revolutions per second. When the power to the grinder is turned off, the grinding wheel slows with constant angular acceleration and takes 80.0 s to come to a rest. (a) What was the angular acceleration (in rad/s2) of the grinding wheel as it came to rest if we take a counterclockwise rotation as positive? (b) How many revolutions did the wheel make during the time it was coming to rest?

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Answer:

a)[tex]-1.57 rad/s^2[/tex] was the angular acceleration of the grinding wheel.

b)800 revolutions has made by the wheel during the time it was coming to rest

Explanation:

Initial angular velocity of grinding wheel [tex]\omega _1[/tex]= 20.0 rps

Final angular velocity of grinding wheel[tex]\omega _2[/tex] = 0.0 rps

Time taken by wheel to come to rest = t = 80.0 s

a) Angular acceleration of the wheel = [tex]\alpha [/tex]

[tex]\omega _2=\omega _1+\alpha t[/tex]

[tex]\alpha =\frac{\omega _2-\omega _1}{t}=\frac{0.00 rps-20.0 rps}{80.0 s}[/tex]

[tex]\alpha =-0.25 [/tex] revolutions per second square

[tex]\alpha =-0.25\times 2\pi =-1.57 rad/s^2[/tex]

[tex]-1.57 rad/s^2[/tex] was the angular acceleration of the grinding wheel.

b) Initial angular velocity of grinding wheel [tex]\omega _1[/tex]= 20.0 rps

[tex]\omega _1= 20.0 rps = 20.0\times 2\pi =125.66 rad/s[/tex]

Number of revolution before coming to rest = [tex]\Delta \theta[/tex]

[tex]\Delta \theta=\omega _1t+\frac{1}{2}\alpha t^2[/tex]

[tex]=125.66 rad/s\times 80.0 s+\frac{1}{2}(-1.57 rad/s^2)\times (80.0)^2[/tex]

[tex]\Delta \theta=5028.8 revolutions[/tex]

Number of revolution = [tex]\frac{5028.8 }{2\pi }=800.35 \approx 800[/tex]

800 revolutions has made by the wheel during the time it was coming to rest