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Precalculus Name Period

WS 1 – 4.1 Linear/Angular Velocity

1. Determine the angular velocity in radians per second of a wheel turning at 350rpm.

2. Determine the rpm of a wheel turning 52.8rad/sec.

3. A Ferris wheel with a diameter of 220ft takes 42 seconds to rotate once.


a. Determine the angular velocity in radians per second of the Ferris wheel.

3a

b. Determine the linear velocity in feet per second of the Ferris wheel.

3b

4. What is the angular velocity in radians per minute of a notch on a wheel that makes 24 rotations per
second about its axis?

4
5. The minute hand of a watch is 1.3cm long. What is the linear velocity, in cm/sec, of the tip of the hand?

6. A flywheel mounted on an engine crankshaft has a radius of 6in. If the engine is running at 2800rpm,
what is the linear velocity of a point on the outer edge of the flywheel in feet/sec?

7. A toy race car is traveling around a circular track that is 3.2m in diameter. It is traveling at 0.31 radians
per second.
a. Find its angular velocity in degrees per minute.

7a

b. Find its linear velocity in km per hour.

7b

8. A merry-go-round rotates at 3600 degrees per minute. The diameter of its platform is 28ft. What is the
speed in miles per hour of a point on the edge of the platform? (5280ft = 1 mile)

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9. Dan and Ella are riding on a Ferris wheel. Dan observes that it takes 20 seconds to make a complete
revolution. The seat is 25 feet from the axle of the wheel.
a. What is their angular velocity in revolutions per minute? Degrees per minute? Radians per minute?

9a rev/min deg/min rad/min

b. What is their linear velocity in yards per minute?

9b

10. A train wheel has a diameter of 30 in to the rim, which rests on the track. The flange, which keeps the
wheel from slipping off the track, projects 1 in beyond the rim. The wheel of the train is rotating at 30
revolutions per second.
a. What is the linear velocity, in mph, of a point on the wheel?

10a

ANSWERS:
1. 36.652rad/sec 2. 504.203rpm 3a. 0.150rad/sec 3b. 16.456ft/sec 4. 9047.787rad/min 5. 0.002cm/sec 6. 146.608ft/sec
7a. 1065.701deg/min 7b. 1.786km/hr 8. approx. 10mph 9a. 3rev/min, 1080deg/min, 18.850rad/min 9b. 157.083yd/min
10a. 160.650mi/hr

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