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A ceiling fan is turned on and reaches an angular speed of 120 rev/min in 20 s. It is then turned off and coasts to a stop in an additional 40 s. In the one minute of rotation, through how many revolutions did the fan turn?.

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Hi there!

We can first find the angular displacement of the first 20 seconds by finding the angular acceleration.

Begin by converting 120 rev/min to rev/sec:

120 rev/min × 1 min/60 sec = 2 rev/sec

ω = αt

2 = 20α

α = 0.1 rev/sec²

θ = ωit + 1/2αt²

The fan starts from rest, so:

θ = 1/2αt²

θ = 1/2(0.1)(20²) = 20 revolutions

Now, for the next 40 seconds, we can find the fan's deceleration:

ωf = ωi + αt

0 = 2 + αt

-2 = 40α

α = -0.05 rad/sec²

Use the above equation:

θ = ωit + 1/2αt²

θ = 2(40) + 1/2(-0.05)(40²) = 80 - 40 = 40 rev

θ = 4800 - 2400 = 2400 revolutions

Add the two:

θtotal = 20 + 40 = 60 revolutions

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