Question: A car starts from rest and then accelerates uniformly to a linear speed of 15 m/s in 40 s. If the tires have a radius

A car starts from rest and then accelerates uniformly to a linear speed of 15 m/s in 40 s. If the tires have a radius of 25 cm, what are the magnitudes of 

(a) The average linear acceleration of a tire, 

(b) The angular acceleration of a tire, 

(c) The angular displacement of a tire from t = 0 to 40 s, and 

(d) The total distance traveled by a point on the edge of a tire?

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