{"id":4668,"date":"2021-06-27T16:47:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T23:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2021-06-27T16:47:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T23:47:24","slug":"the-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/the-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion.htm","title":{"rendered":"The quantities of physics in the circular motion","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The quantities of physics in the circular motion include angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/angular-displacement-and-linear-displacement-problems-and-solutions.htm\">Angular displacement<\/a> (\u03b8)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Displacement in circular motion is called angular displacement. Angular displacement including vector quantities, therefore, has magnitude and directions. The direction of angular displacement is usually expressed in a clockwise direction (clockwise or counterclockwise).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4669\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-1.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 1\" width=\"104\" height=\"102\" \/>There are three units of angular displacement. First, degree (o). One circumference of the circle is equal to 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">. Second, revolution. One circumference of the circle is equal to one revolution. Third, radian. Observe the figure below. If an object moves in a circle then r = the radius of the circle, x = the length of the circular path that the object passes = the circumference of the circle.<\/span><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-2.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 2\" width=\"179\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">One circumference of the circle is equal to 2\u03c0 radians.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 1:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">1 revolution = 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">. \u00bd revolution = \u2026. Rad?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">1 revolution = 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 2 \u03c0 rad = 2(3.14) rad = 6.28 rad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">1\u20442 revolution = 180<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 1\u20442 (6.28 rad) = 3.14 rad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 2 :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">1 rad = &#8230;&#8230; <\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> ? 1<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = \u2026 rad ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">180<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = \u03c0 rad = 3.14 rad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4671\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-3.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 3\" width=\"144\" height=\"81\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2. Angular Speed (\u03c9)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>a. Average angular Speed<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4672\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-4-300x36.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 4\" width=\"300\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-4-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-4.png 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 3:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">A wheel rotates clockwise, rotates an angle of 180<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> for 2 seconds and 90<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> for 1 second. What is the magnitude and direction of the average angular velocity?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4673\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-5.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 5\" width=\"196\" height=\"43\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The direction of the average angular velocity = clockwise direction.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">9 <\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\/s = \u2026 rad\/s ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 4:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">A wheel rotates clockwise, rotates at an angle of 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> for 4 seconds. The wheel then rotates counterclockwise, rotates at an angle of 180<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> for 2 seconds. What is the average angular velocity?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4674\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-6.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 6\" width=\"202\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The direction of the average angular velocity = clockwise direction.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">3 <\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\/s = \u2026 rad\/s?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>b. Instantaneous angular speed<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The instantaneous angular velocity is often called the angular velocity. If only the angular velocity is mentioned, then what is meant is instantaneous angular velocity. The magnitude of the instantaneous angular velocity = the magnitude of the angular velocity during a very short time interval. Mathematically:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4675\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-7-300x27.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 7\" width=\"300\" height=\"27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-7-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-7.png 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If in the linear motion, we can replace the magnitude of the velocity with speed, so that in the circular motion we can replace the magnitude of the angular velocity with the angular speed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/angular-acceleration-and-linear-acceleration-problems-and-solutions.htm\">Angular acceleration<\/a> (\u03b1)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>a.<\/b><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>Average angular acceleration<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4676\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-8-300x30.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 8\" width=\"300\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-8-300x30.png 300w, https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-8.png 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 5 :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">A windmill was initially at rest, blown by the wind, so it turned clockwise. After 2 seconds, the angular velocity becomes 90<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\/s. What is the average angular speed?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4677\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-9.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 9\" width=\"130\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">On average, the angular speed of the windmill changes 45 o\/second every 1 second = \u2026 rad \/ s every 1 second?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>b. Instantaneous angular acceleration<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Instantaneous angular acceleration is often abbreviated as angular acceleration. The instantaneous angular acceleration is a change in the angular velocity during a very short time interval. Mathematically:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4678\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-10-300x28.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 10\" width=\"300\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-10-300x28.png 300w, https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-10.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>Linear magnitudes in the circular motion<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Linear quantities are quantities in linear motion, such as displacement (distance), velocity (speed), and acceleration. On the other hand, the quantities of circular motion can be referred to as angular quantities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>1. Displacement<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Observe an object that is spinning, like a wheel or fan or windmill or clock, etc. When an object like a fan rotates, all parts of the fan rotate together. If the fan takes one rotation (360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">), then all parts of the fan, both located on the edge and near the axis also take one revolution or 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">. One revolution or 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o <\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">is a magnitude of the angular displacement done by all parts of the fan, both on the edge and near the axis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">When the fan takes one revolution, the fan part that is on the edge and the fan part near the axis of rotation moves as far as one circle (2). If the radius of the fan is 20 cm, the distance between the edge of the fan and the axis of rotation is 20 cm. For example, the distance between the axis and one part of the fan that is near the axis = 1 cm. When the fan does one revolution, the edge of the fan moves circularly as far as (2)(3.14)(20 cm) = 125.6 cm, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">while the point located near the axis moves circularly as far as (2)(3.14)(1 cm) = 6.28 cm. 125.6 cm is the magnitude of displacement done by the edge of the fan, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">while 6.28 cm is a magnitude of the displacement done by a point located near the axis of rotation. The smaller r, the smaller the displacement. The relationship between displacement (d) and angular displacement (\u03b8) is expressed by the equation:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03b8<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = d \/ r<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">d = r <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03b8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><i>d = displacement (meter), r = radius or distance from the axis of rotation (meter), \u03b8 = angular displacement (radian)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 6:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">A CD of 5 cm in radius rotates through an angle of 90o. What is the displacement of a point 2 cm from the axis of rotation?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">r = distance from the axis of rotation = 2 cm = 0.02 m<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03b8 = 90<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> = 1.57 rad (must be stated in radians)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">d = (0.02 m)(1.57 rad) = 0.03 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metre\">m<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Angular displacement does not have an international system unit and has no dimension (its dimension is 1), therefore in the calculation as above, just eliminate the radians unit from the calculation results.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>2. Velocity<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">When rotated, a fan or any rotating object, of course, needs a certain time interval. If the fan rotates clockwise and takes one rotation (360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) for 1 second,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> then the angular velocity of all parts of the fan is 1 rev\/s = 360 <\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\/s = 6.28 rad\/s and the direction of angular velocity is the same as the direction of the hour needle. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">If the fan radius is 20 cm, then the edge of the fan moves circularly with a speed of 2(3.14)(20 cm) \/ 1 second = 125.6 cm\/s = 1.256 m\/s. The point which is 1 cm (0.01 m) from the axis of rotation with a speed of 2 (3.14) (1 cm)\/1 second = 6.28 cm\/s = 0.0628 m\/s. The smaller r, the smaller the speed. In a circular motion, speed is often called tangential speed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The relationship between velocity (v) and angular velocity (\u03c9) is expressed by the equation:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4679\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-11.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 11\" width=\"142\" height=\"62\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">v = speed (m\/s), r = radius or distance from the axis of rotation (m), \u03c9 = angular velocity (rad\/s)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Sample problem 7 :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The speed of the second needle is 6.28 rad\/minute = 6.28 rad \/ 60 second = 0.1 rad\/s. What is the speed of a point that is 2 cm (0.02 m) from the axis of rotation?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Solution:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03c9 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">= 0.1 rad\/s, r = 0.02 m<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">v = r<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03c9 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">= (0.02 m)(0.1 rad\/s) = 0.002 m\/s<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Eliminate radians from the calculation results.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>3. Acceleration<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">A circular moving point accelerates if the magnitude and direction of the velocity change. Therefore, there are two types of acceleration in a circular motion. First, centripetal acceleration (a<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">c<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) or also called radial acceleration (a<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">r<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">). Centripetal acceleration occurs due to changes in velocity direction. The direction of the centripetal acceleration always goes to the center of the circle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration is:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4680\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-12-300x74.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 12\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-12-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-12.png 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4681\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-13.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 13\" width=\"116\" height=\"85\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">a<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">c <\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">= centripetal acceleration (m\/s<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">), r = radius or distance from the axis of rotation (m), v = speed (m\/s), \u03c9 = angular velocity (rad\/s)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Second, tangential acceleration (a<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">t<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">). Tangential acceleration occurs due to changes in the magnitude of the velocity. Review a point on the edge of the rotating fan. If, at first, the fan is rest, then the point on the edge of the fan is also resting (v = 0). If one second later, the fan rotates with an angular speed of 1 rev\/s = 360<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> o<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\/s = 6.28 rad\/s so that the point on the edge of the fan moves circularly with a speed of 1.2 m\/s <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">then the point on the edge of the fan wind experiences a tangential acceleration of 1.2 m\/s per second = 1.2 m\/s<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The relationship between the tangential acceleration (a<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">t<\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) and the angular acceleration (<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u03b1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) is expressed by the equation:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4682\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-14.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 14\" width=\"123\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">a<\/span><\/span><sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">t <\/span><\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">= tangential acceleration (m\/s<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">), r = radius or distance from the axis of rotation (m), \u03b1 = angular acceleration (rad\/s<\/span><\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2<\/span><\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>Relationship between period (T) and frequency (f) with speed and angular speed <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The period states the time interval for an object to do one revolution, while the frequency states the number of revolutions for one second. The relationship between period and frequency is expressed through the equation: f = 1\/T<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The International System Unit for the period is second, the International System unit for frequency is 1 \/ second (= hertz). Speed (v) and angular velocity (\u03c9) of circular moving particles can be expressed in periods or frequencies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The velocity (v) of the circular moving particle is expressed by the equation:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4683\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-15.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 15\" width=\"148\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times new roman, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The magnitude of the angular velocity (\u03c9) of the circular moving particles is expressed by the equation:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4684\" src=\"https:\/\/gurumuda.net\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-quantities-of-physics-in-the-circular-motion-16.png\" alt=\"The quantities of physics in the circular motion 16\" width=\"141\" height=\"62\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The quantities of physics in the circular motion include angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration. 1. Angular displacement (\u03b8) Displacement in circular motion is called angular displacement. Angular displacement including vector quantities, therefore, has magnitude and directions. The direction of angular displacement is usually expressed in a clockwise direction (clockwise or counterclockwise). 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