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What are the units of measurement for tangential speed? For rotational speed?
Units to measure tangential speed and rotational speed.
Answer to Problem 1RCQ
Solution:
Tangential speed is measure in meter per second, rotational speed is measured in radian per second.
Explanation of Solution
Tangential speed: Tangential speed is defined as the linear distance travelled by an object moving in a circular path per unit time.
Consider the object moving in a circular object.
Figure.1
The linear distance travel by an object in time
Unit to measure tangential speed is
Rotational speed: Rotational speed is defined as the angle turned by an object in a particular time.
In the given figure, angle turned by the object in time
; therefore, the rotational speed is given as
Therefore, unit to measure rotational speed is
Conclusion:
Tangential speed is measure in meter per second, and rotational speed is measured in radian per second.
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