what is the relationship between linear and angular speed.
Answers
V = r w
v is linear speed
w is angular speed
Proof M1 :
Hence prooved
Proof M2 :
Assuming v=rw
hence prooved.
Answer:
Linear velocity
v
is equal to the angular speed
ω
times the radius from the center of motion
R
.
We can derive this relationship from the arclength equation
S
=
θ
R
where
θ
is measured in radians.
Start with
S
=
θ
R
Take a derivative with respect to time on both sides
d
S
dt
=
d
θ
dt
R
d
S
dt
is linear velocity and
d
θ
dt
is angular velocity
So we're left with:
v
=
ω
R
Explanation:
Relation between linear velocity and angular velocity
Let us consider a body P moving along the circumference of a circle of radius r with linear velocity v and angular velocity ω as shown in Fig.. Let it move from P to Q in time dt and dθ be the angle swept by the radius vector.
Let PQ = ds, be the arc length covered by the particle moving along the circle, then the angular displacement d θ is expressed as dθ = ds/r. But ds=vdt.
d θ/dt=v/r
(i.e) Angular velocity ω = v/r or v =ω r
In vector notation,
Vector v = Vector ω x Vector r
Thus, for a given angular velocity ω, the linear velocity v of the particle is directly proportional to the distance of the particle from the centre of the circular path (i.e) for a body in a uniform circular motion, the angular velocity is the same for all points in the body but linear velocity is different for different points of the body.