A person is riding a bicycle, the wheels of a bicycle have an angular velocity of +24.0 rad/s. Then, the brakes are applied. In coming to rest, each wheel makes an angular displacement of +16.0 revolutions.

(a) How much time does it take for the bike to come to rest?


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(b) What is the angular acceleration of each wheel?

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To find the time taken for the bike to come to rest, we can use the formula:

time = angular displacement / angular velocity

In this case, the angular displacement is given in revolutions, so we need to convert it to radians. Since one revolution is equivalent to 2Ï€ radians, the angular displacement is:

angular displacement = 16.0 revolutions * 2Ï€ radians/revolution

Now we can calculate the time:

time = (16.0 revolutions * 2Ï€ radians/revolution) / 24.0 rad/s

Simplifying the calculation:

time = (16.0 * 2Ï€) / 24.0 s

Therefore, the time taken for the bike to come to rest is:

time = 10.66 s (rounded to two decimal places)

Moving on to the second question, we can calculate the angular acceleration using the formula:

angular acceleration = (final angular velocity - initial angular velocity) / time

Since the bike comes to rest, the final angular velocity is zero. The initial angular velocity is given as +24.0 rad/s, and we have calculated the time as 10.66 s.

Now we can calculate the angular acceleration:

angular acceleration = (0 rad/s - 24.0 rad/s) / 10.66 s

Simplifying the calculation:

angular acceleration = -24.0 rad/s / 10.66 s

Therefore, the angular acceleration of each wheel is:

angular acceleration = -2.25 rad/s^2 (rounded to two decimal places)