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During the spin cycle of your clothes washer, the tub rotates at a steady angular velocity of 31.7 rad/s.

Find the angular displacement [tex]\Delta\theta[/tex] of the tub during a spin of 98.3 s, expressed both in radians and in revolutions.

Answer :

Answer:

[tex]\Delta \theta = 3116.11\,rad[/tex] and [tex]\Delta \theta = 495.944\,rev[/tex]

Explanation:

The tub rotates at constant speed and the kinematic formula to describe the change in angular displacement ([tex]\Delta \theta[/tex]), measured in radians, is:

[tex]\Delta \theta = \omega \cdot \Delta t[/tex]

Where:

[tex]\omega[/tex] - Steady angular speed, measured in radians per second.

[tex]\Delta t[/tex] - Time, measured in seconds.

If [tex]\omega = 31.7\,\frac{rad}{s}[/tex] and [tex]\Delta t = 98.3\,s[/tex], then:

[tex]\Delta \theta = \left(31.7\,\frac{rad}{s} \right)\cdot (98.3\,s)[/tex]

[tex]\Delta \theta = 3116.11\,rad[/tex]

The change in angular displacement, measured in revolutions, is given by the following expression:

[tex]\Delta \theta = (3116.11\,rad)\cdot \left(\frac{1}{2\pi} \frac{rev}{rad} \right)[/tex]

[tex]\Delta \theta = 495.944\,rev[/tex]