Answer:
(a) the tangential speed of a point at the edge is 3.14 m/s
(b) At a point halfway to the center of the disc, tangential speed is 1.571 m/s
Explanation:
Given;
angular speed of the disc, ω = 500 rev/min
diameter of the disc, 120 mm
radius of the disc, r = 60 mm = 0.06 m
(a) the tangential speed of a point at the edge is calculated as follows;
[tex]\omega = 500 \ \frac{rev}{\min} \times \frac{2\pi \ rad}{1 \ rev} \times \frac{1 \min}{60 \ s} = 52.37 \ rad/s[/tex]
Tangential speed, v = ωr
v = 52.37 rad/s x 0.06 m
v = 3.14 m/s
(b) at the edge of the disc, the distance of the point = radius of the disc
at half-way to the center, the distance of the point = half the radius.
r₁ = ¹/₂r = 0.5 x 0.06 m = 0.03 m
The tangential velocity, v = ωr₁
v = 52.37 rad/s x 0.03 m
v = 1.571 m/s
