A Cylinder Rotating About Its Axis with a Constant Angular

question 53

Multiple Choice

A cylinder rotating about its axis with a constant angular acceleration of 1.6 rad/s² starts from rest at t = 0. At the instant when it has turned through 0.40 radian, what is the magnitude of the total linear acceleration of a point on the rim (radius = 13 cm) ?

• A) 0.31 m/s²
• B) 0.27 m/s²
• C) 0.35 m/s²
• D) 0.39 m/s²
• E) 0.45 m/s²

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