A particle with constant speed is moving around the circle f
A particle with constant speed is moving around the circle from point P to point R in 16 seconds. The radius of the circle is 62 feet, and the measure of the central angle is 275 degree a. Find the length of the arc from P to R to the nearest foot. b. Find the linear velocity to the nearest foot per second. c. Find the angular velocity to the nearest tenth of a radian per second.
Solution
a) arc length = 2pi R ( C / 360)
plugging the values we get
2pi * 62 ( 275 / 360 )
= 297 feet
c) converting 275 degrees to radians
275 degrees = 4.797 radians
angular velocity = 4.797/16 = 0.2998 radians / sec
b) linear velocity = angular velocity * radius
= 0.2998 * 62
= 18.59 feet / sec
