A Wheel Rotating About a Fixed Axis with a Constant

question 70

Multiple Choice

A wheel rotating about a fixed axis with a constant angular acceleration of 2.0 rad/s² starts from rest at t = 0. The wheel has a diameter of 20 cm. What is the magnitude of the total linear acceleration of a point on the outer edge of the wheel at t = 0.60 s?

• A) 0.25 m/s²
• B) 0.50 m/s²
• C) 0.14 m/s²
• D) 0.34 m/s²
• E) 0.20 m/s²

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