Define the term angular velocity

      

Define the term angular velocity

  

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John
Angular velocity is the rate of change of angular displacement with time.
If a body moving in a circular path turns through an angle θ radians in time ‘t’, we define angular velocity omega (ω), as the rate of change of the angle θ with time. ω= θ / t, unit for angular velocity is radians per second (rads-1). Since the radian measure is a ratio we can write it as second-1 (s-1). We can establish the relationship between angular velocity ‘ω’ and linear velocity ‘v’, from the relation, θ = arc / radius, arc = radius × θ. Dividing the expression by ‘t’, then arc / t = radius, but arc / t = v (angular velocity). So ‘v’ = radius × ω. This expression gives us the relationship between angular and linear velocity.
johnmulu answered the question on February 18, 2017 at 09:22


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