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2012-11-14 Angular and Linear Speed

This document contains a student worksheet on linear and angular speed. It defines linear speed as the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken, and angular speed as the total angle traversed divided by the total time taken. It states that if an object moves at a constant linear speed around a circle, it also moves at a constant angular speed. The worksheet then provides 4 problems for students to solve applying these concepts: 1) calculating linear and angular speed given distance and time around a track, 2) calculating linear and angular speed given revolutions per minute for a rock on a rope, 3) same as #2 but with a variable rope length, 4) determining whether statements about dependence on circle size are true or false.

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2012-11-14 Angular and Linear Speed

This document contains a student worksheet on linear and angular speed. It defines linear speed as the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken, and angular speed as the total angle traversed divided by the total time taken. It states that if an object moves at a constant linear speed around a circle, it also moves at a constant angular speed. The worksheet then provides 4 problems for students to solve applying these concepts: 1) calculating linear and angular speed given distance and time around a track, 2) calculating linear and angular speed given revolutions per minute for a rock on a rope, 3) same as #2 but with a variable rope length, 4) determining whether statements about dependence on circle size are true or false.

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Precalculus | Packer Collegiate Institute Angular and Linear Speed Warm Up: Formula for the arc length for circle with radius r and an angle of which is given in degrees: Formula for the area of a sector for circle with radius r and an angle of which is given in degrees:

Formula for the arc length for circle with radius r and an angle of which is given in radians:

Formula for the area of a sector for circle with radius r and an angle of which is given in radians:

If something is traveling at a constant speed, it travels a set distance in a set time. If you were running in a straight street, and you ran at a constant rate of 3 meters/second, then every second you run, youve traveled 3 meters. Instead of running along a straight street, you should think about you running around a circular track, with radius r . We can now talk about linear speed and angular speed. Linear speed is simply the running in time.
the total distance traveled , and is just how fast the person is the total time taken to travel that distance

Angular speed is simply the changing in time.

the total angle traversed , and is just how fast the angle is the total time taken to traverse that angle

If youre running at a constant linear speed around a circle, you are also running at a constant angular speed and vice versa. In other words, youre going around the circle at a constant rate. The linear speed of an object moving in a circle is denoted by v (for velocity). If s is the total distance traveled and t is the total time traveled, then: The angular speed of an object moving in a circle is denoted by (the greek letter omega). If is the angle traversed and t is the total time traveled, then:

1. If you are running at a constant speed around a circular track with radius 754 feet, and run three times around the track in 21 minutes. (a) What is your linear speed? (b) What is your angular speed?

2. [Example 8 from 6.1] A child is spinning a rock at the end of a 2-foot rope at the rate of 180 revolutions per minute (rpm). (a) What is the rocks linear speed? (b) What is the rocks angular speed?

3. A child is spinning a rock at the end of a r -foot rope at the rate of 180 revolutions per minute (rpm). (a) What is the rocks linear speed? (b) What is the rocks angular speed?

4. Below are two statements. Determine whether they are true or false. Explain your answer. T or F: the linear speed of an object moving around in a circle is dependent on the size of the circle.

T or F: the angular speed of an object moving around in a circle is dependent on the size of the circle. 2

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