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Kinematics - Circular or Rotational Motion
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Kinematics
— Circular or Rotational Motion
Angular
velocity
w
= ∆q/∆t
, where ∆q is the angle through which the object has rotated in time
∆t.
The linear speed v
of an object or point on object moving in a circle of radius
r with
angular velocity w
is v
= w r.
angular acceleration: a = ∆w/∆t.