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Ch 12: Rotation of a Rigid Body
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 12, Problema 33b

A car tire is 60 cm in diameter. The car is traveling at a speed of 20 m/s. What is the speed of a point at the top edge of the tire?

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Step 1: Understand the problem. The car tire is rotating while the car is moving forward. The speed of a point at the top edge of the tire is the sum of the linear speed of the car and the tangential speed of the tire due to its rotation.
Step 2: Calculate the radius of the tire. The diameter is given as 60 cm, so the radius \( r \) is half of the diameter: \( r = \frac{60}{2} = 30 \, \text{cm} = 0.3 \, \text{m} \).
Step 3: Determine the angular velocity \( \omega \) of the tire. The linear speed of the car \( v \) is related to the angular velocity by the formula \( v = r \omega \). Rearrange to find \( \omega = \frac{v}{r} \). Substitute \( v = 20 \; \text{m/s} \) and \( r = 0.3 \; \text{m} \).
Step 4: Calculate the tangential speed of a point on the tire due to its rotation. The tangential speed at the top edge of the tire is equal to \( r \omega \), which is the same as the linear speed of the car, \( v = 20 \; \text{m/s} \).
Step 5: Add the linear speed of the car and the tangential speed of the tire at the top edge. The total speed of a point at the top edge of the tire is \( v_{\text{top}} = v + v = 20 + 20 = 40 \; \text{m/s} \).

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Linear speed refers to the distance traveled per unit of time. In this context, it is the speed at which the car is moving, which is given as 20 m/s. This speed is crucial for understanding how the motion of the car translates to the motion of points on the tire.
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