Question

A ball travels around a roulette wheel with a radius of 0.4 m at a tangential velocity of 1.1 m/s. What is the period of the ball as it travels around the wheel?

Answer 1

T = 2.28 s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The radius of the wheel, r = 0.4 m

The tangential velocity of the wheel, v = 1.1 m/s

We need to find the period of the ball as it travels around the wheel. Let it is T. We know that, the tangential speed is given by :

`v=(2\pi r)/(T)\\\\T=(2\pi r)/(v)\\\\T=(2\pi * 0.4)/(1.1)\\\\T=2.28\ s`

So, the period of the ball is equal to 2.28 s.