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(b) A clock is showing 3.30. Calculate the angular displacement in degrees from the 12.00 position of the clock to:

(ii) The hour hand.

Important Questions on Circular Motion

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Convert the following angles from degrees into radians: 30°,90°,105°.

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(b) Convert these angles from radians to degrees:

0.5rad,0.75rad,Ï€rad,Ï€rrad

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Express the following angles as multiples of π radians:

30°,120°,270°,720°

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Explain why all the velocity arrows in Figure are drawn the same length.

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A toy train travels at a steady speed of 0.2 ms-1 around a circular track. A and B are two points opposite to one another on the track.

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A toy train travailing around a circular track

(a) Determine the change in the speed of the train as it travels from A to B.

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A toy train travels at a steady speed of 0.2 ms-1 around a circular track. A and B are two points opposite to one another on the track.

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A toy train travailing around a circular track

Determine the change in the velocity of the train as it travels from A to B.

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Show that the angular speed of the second hand of a clock is about 0.105rads-1.
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In a washing machine, the clothes are held in cylinder called a drum. The drum has holes in it that allow water to enter the drum and also to drain out of the drum.

The drum of a particular washing machine spins at a rate of 1200 rpm (revolutions per minute).

(a) Determine the number of revolutions per second of the drum.