HPC Notes 4.1 Name
‘Arc Length, Area of a Sector, Linear/Angular Velocity Jan 2016
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Example 1: A circle hasa radius of 4 inches. Find the length of the arc intercepted by a central angle of
240°. S
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cut off by 240 Nor 120!
Example 3: Find the central angle (in radians) that is formed by a radius of 12 ft and an arc length of 31 ft
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Example 4: Find the distance between the cities. Assume that the Earth is a sphere of radius 4000 miles
andthe les are on the same longitude (one ctyis due northofthe other. tn. opp
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Johannesburg, South Attica 26°8" § Os 2084 3P aul = 53.4% 524. or
Jerusalem, Israel 31°46' N 180"
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Example 5: Assuming the Earth is a sphere of radius 6378 km, what is the difference in latitudes of
Lynchburg, Virginia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where Lynchburg is 400 km due nosth of
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Example 6: Find the area of the sector determined by the 100° central angle.
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Linear Speed: How fast a. particle IS moving along a cifcuer are
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Angular Speed: How fast an angle, changes Speed *\ speed ins)
Angular speed = £
Write a formula relating distance, rate andtime: =f.
Equivalent ratios: iy .
4 revoluhen = 2n radians = 360°: Circumference (20F units or wa “unets")
Example 7: The second hand of a clock is 10.2 cm long. Find the linear speed of the tip of the second hand
in cm/s.
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sec
Example 8: A.15- inch diameter tire on a car makes 9.3 revolutions per second. can, start with answer
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a, Find the angular speed of the tire in rad/sec b. Find the ieaeipent of the car in in/sec
in #
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Example 9: The circular blade on a saw has a diameter of 7.25 inches and rotates at 4800 revolutions per
mute
a. Find the angular speed of the blade in rad/sec b. Find the linear speed of the saw teeth (in
Ye00 a or radians if: pin 7 ft/sec) as they contact the wad, being cut.
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Example 10: A woman is riding a bicycle whose wheels are 30 inches in diameter. If the wheels rotate
at 150 rpm, find the speed at which she is traveling in mi/hr.
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Example 11: A radial saw has a blade with a 6-in radius. Suppose the blade spins at 1000 rpm.
a. Find the angular speed of the blade in rad/min b. Find the linear speed of the saw teeth in
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