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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott

Publisher: Addison Wesley

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Chapter 18.1, Problem 1bTH

What is the direction of the wheel’s angular acceleration & at each time shown? If α → = 0 atany time, state that explicitly. Explain.

Definition Definition Rate of change of angular velocity. Angular acceleration indicates how fast the angular velocity changes over time. It is a vector quantity and has both magnitude and direction. Magnitude is represented by the length of the vector and direction is represented by the right-hand thumb rule. An angular acceleration vector will be always perpendicular to the plane of rotation. Angular acceleration is generally denoted by the Greek letter α and its SI unit is rad/s 2 .

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