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A wheel of radius 50 cm having an angular speed of 5rads-1 has linear speed:

Correct answer: D. 2.5ms1

  • A. 1.5ms1
  • B. 3.5ms1
  • C. 4.5ms1
  • D. 2.5ms1

Explanation

The correct option is 2.5ms_1 To calculate the linear speed of the wheel, we can use the following formula: v = ωr where: v is the linear speed in meters per second (m/s) ω is the angular speed in radians per second (rad/s) r is the radius of the wheel in meters (m) In this case, we have: ω=5rad/s r=50cm=0.5m Therefore, the linear speed of the wheel is: v = (5 rad/s)(0.5 m) = 2.5 m/s

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