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P0340
Advanced Mechanics › KinematicsAcceleration of Contact Point on Rolling Wheel
As shown in Figure, a wheel with radius $r$ rolls without slipping on the outer surface of a fixed cylinder with radius $R$. The center of the wheel, O, moves with a constant speed $V$.
P0320
Beginner Mechanics › Rotational MotionFlywheel Angular Deceleration and Motion Analysis
The angular velocity of a flywheel uniformly decreases from 900 rev/min to 800 rev/min in 5 seconds.
- Find the angular acceleration β.
- Find the total number of revolutions during these 5 seconds.
- Find how many more seconds it will take for the wheel to stop rotating.
P0331
Advanced Mechanics › KinematicsKinematics of a Point on a Purely Rolling Ring
A rigid ring with radius $R$ undergoes pure rolling on a rigid horizontal surface. The center of the ring moves forward horizontally with a constant velocity $v_0$. Consider a point P on the ring that is at the same height as the center.
- Find the instantaneous velocity of point P.
- Find the tangential acceleration of point P.
- Find the normal acceleration of point P.
P0622
Beginner Mechanics › Rotational MotionAngular Velocities of Earth's Motion
Calculate the angular velocities of the Earth's daily rotation about its axis and its annual revolution about the Sun.
- What is the angular velocity of the Earth's rotation?
- What is the angular velocity of the Earth's revolution?
P0623
Beginner Mechanics › Rotational MotionUniformly Accelerated Rigid Body Rotation
A rigid body undergoes uniformly accelerated rotation about a fixed axis. The angular acceleration is $\alpha = 2.0 \text{ rad/s}^2$, and the initial angular velocity at $t=0$ is $\omega_0 = 4 \text{ rad/s}$.
- What is the angular velocity of the rigid body at $t = 3 \text{ s}$?
- How many revolutions does the rigid body turn through in the first $3 \text{ s}$?
- At $t = 3 \text{ s}$, what are the linear velocity and centripetal acceleration of a point $10 \text{ cm}$ from the axis of rotation?
P0624
Beginner Mechanics › Rotational MotionFlywheel Uniform Angular Deceleration
A flywheel with a rotational speed of 1500 r/s decelerates uniformly after braking and comes to a stop in 5.0 s. The diameter of the flywheel is 1.00 m.
- What is the angular acceleration of the flywheel?
- How many revolutions does the flywheel make from the start of braking until it stops?
- What is the angular velocity of the flywheel 2.5 s after braking begins?
- What is the linear velocity of a point on the edge of the flywheel 2.5 s after braking begins?
P0625
Beginner Mechanics › Rotational MotionMoment of Inertia of a Dumbbell
A thin rod of length 80 cm has a 200 g small ball attached to each end. The balls can be treated as point masses, and the mass of the rod is negligible.
- What is the moment of inertia of the setup when it rotates about an axis passing through the center of the rod and perpendicular to it?
- What is the moment of inertia of the setup when it rotates about an axis passing through one of the balls and perpendicular to the rod?
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