2.2.3 - Units of Angular Acceleration
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What is the unit of angular acceleration?
💡 Hint: Recall how angular displacement is measured.
What does a negative angular acceleration indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about the motion being reversed.
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What is the unit for measuring angular acceleration?
💡 Hint: Think about the dimensions involved in measuring rotation.
True or False: Angular acceleration can never be negative.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when an object decelerates.
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A flywheel spins at an initial angular velocity of 25 rad/s and increases to 45 rad/s over 4 seconds. Calculate the angular acceleration.
💡 Hint: Apply the formula for angular acceleration directly.
In an engineering scenario, an angular system experiences a torque of 10 N·m, resulting in an angular acceleration of 2 rad/s². What is the moment of inertia of this system?
💡 Hint: Recap the relationship between torque, moment of inertia, and angular acceleration.
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