Sam is at the driving range practicing his swing. During Sam’s golf drive, the initial angular velocity of his club is 5 rad/s at the start of the backswing. The constant, average angular acceleration of the club between the start of the backswing and the instant it makes contact with the ball is 100 rad/s2. The distance from the club head to the axis of rotation is 1.5 m at the instant that the club hits the ball. The downswing lasts 0.8 s.
(a) What is the final angular velocity of the club at
the instant that it hits the ball during the downswing?
(b) What is the tangential acceleration of the
club at the instant it hits the ball during the downswing?
(c) What is the radial acceleration of the
club at the instant it hits the ball during the downswing?