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Jan Villaroel
Topic: Physics Posted 8 months ago
During the spin-dry cycle of a washing machine, the motor slows from 90 rad/s to 30 rad/s while the turning the drum

During the spin-dry cycle of a washing machine, the motor slows from 90 rad/s to 30 rad/s while the turning the drum through an angle of 180 radians. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the motor?


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Koala Tutor
Mar 27, 2024
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The angular acceleration can be found using the equation of motion for rotational motion:

ωf^2 = ωi^2 + 2αΔθ

where ωf is the final angular velocity, ωi is the initial angular velocity, α is the angular acceleration, and Δθ is the change in angle.

Rearranging for α gives:

α = (ωf^2 - ωi^2) / (2Δθ)

Substituting the given values gives:

α = (30^2 - 90^2) / (2*180)

α = (-8100) / 360

α = -22.5 rad/s^2

The magnitude of the angular acceleration is 22.5 rad/s^2.

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