You Give an Orbiting Satellite a Command to Rotate Through $\theta$

question 111

Multiple Choice

You give an orbiting satellite a command to rotate through an angle given by
$\theta$ = at + bt² - ct⁴
Where a, b, and c are constants and $\theta$ is in radians if t is in seconds. What is the angular acceleration of this satellite at time t?

• A) at
• B) a + b - c
• C) -12
• D) 2b - 12ct²
• E) zero

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