The propeller of a World War II fighter plane is 2.3 m in diameter. (a) What is its angular velocity in radians per second if it spins at 1100 rev/min? @= 115.1 rad/s (b) What is the linear speed of its tip at this angular velocity if the plane is stationary on the tarmac? X m/s V= 1265 (c) What is the centripetal acceleration of the propeller tip under these conditions? Calculate it in meters per second squared ac= 1.52 104 Compare the centripetal acceleration to the acceleration due to gravity g. Is the centripetal acceleration very large or very small compared to g? ac g m/s² 1.55-10³

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1. The propeller of a World War II fighter plane is 2.3 m in diameter.
(a) What is its angular velocity in radians per second if it spins at 1100 rev/min?
W 115.1
rad/s
(b) What is the linear speed of its tip at this angular velocity if the plane is stationary on the tarmac?
V= 1265
m/s
(c) What is the centripetal acceleration of the propeller tip under these conditions? Calculate it in
meters per second squared
ac 1.52 104 m/s²
C
Compare the centripetal acceleration to the acceleration due to gravity g. Is the centripetal
acceleration very large or very small compared to g?
ac
g
||
1.55-10³
Transcribed Image Text:1. The propeller of a World War II fighter plane is 2.3 m in diameter. (a) What is its angular velocity in radians per second if it spins at 1100 rev/min? W 115.1 rad/s (b) What is the linear speed of its tip at this angular velocity if the plane is stationary on the tarmac? V= 1265 m/s (c) What is the centripetal acceleration of the propeller tip under these conditions? Calculate it in meters per second squared ac 1.52 104 m/s² C Compare the centripetal acceleration to the acceleration due to gravity g. Is the centripetal acceleration very large or very small compared to g? ac g || 1.55-10³
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