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A ceiling fan with 80-cm-diameter blades is turning at 60 rpm. Suppose the fan coasts to a stop 25 s after being turned off.
a. What is the speed of the tip of a blade 10 s after the fan is turned off?
b. Through how many revolutions does the fan turn while stopping?
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