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An object starts to rotate about an axis from rest wih a, uniform angular acceleration of 2pi rads-2 what is the no.of rotations it can complete in 5s

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Answer:

θ = 12.5 rotations

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of rotations can be found by using the second equation of motion:


\theta = \omega_i t + (1)/(2)\alpha t^2\\\\

where,


\theta = angular displacement = ?

ωi = initial angular speed = 0 rad/s

t = time = 5 s

α = angular acceleration = 2π rad/s²

Therefore,


\theta = (0\ rad/s)(5\ s)+(1)/(2)(2\pi\ rad/s^2)(5\ s)^2\\\\\theta = 78.54\ rad

converting it to no. or rotations:


\theta = (78.54\ rad)((1\ rotation)/(2\pi\ rad))

θ = 12.5 rotations

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