The Magnitude of the Acceleration of a Point on a Spinning

question 31

Multiple Choice

The magnitude of the acceleration of a point on a spinning wheel is increased by a factor of 4 if:

• A) the magnitues of the angular velocity and the angular acceleration are each multiplied by a factor of 4
• B) the magnitues of the angular velocity is multuplied by a factor of 4 and the angular acceleration is not changed
• C) the magnitues of the angular velocity and the angular acceleration are each multiplied by a factor of 2
• D) the magnitues of the angular velocity is multiplied by a factor of 2 and the angular acceleration is not changed
• E) the magnitues of the angular velocity is multiplied by a factor of 2 and the magnitudeof the angular acceleration is multiplied by a factor of 4

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