A child on a merry-go-round takes 3.1 s to go around once.
What is his angular displacement during a 1.0 s time interval?
“The period (T) is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event”
Known Variables:
Period: T=3.1 seconds
Time: t= 1.0 second
In order to find Angular displacement(Δθ), we need angular speed.
First step is to find Angular speed (ω).
ω=2π/T
2π/3.1= 2.02 rads/sec
Angular displacement(Δθ)
Δθ= ω×t
2.02 × 1.0= 2.0 rad
Δθ= 2.0 rad
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