A Wheel Rotating About a Fixed Axis with a Constant

question 43

Multiple Choice

A wheel rotating about a fixed axis with a constant angular acceleration of 2.0 rad/s² turns through 2.4 revolutions during a 2.0-s time interval. What is the angular velocity at the end of this time interval?

• A) 9.5 rad/s
• B) 9.7 rad/s
• C) 9.3 rad/s
• D) 9.1 rad/s
• E) 8.8 rad/s

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