Question: A disc rotates about a spindle with a constant angular velocity = 1 . 6 r a d s , as shown in the figure.

A disc rotates about a spindle with a constant angular velocity =1.6rads, as shown in the figure.
A small block is situated in a frictionless slot at a radius of r0=0.27m, where it is initally at rest with respect to the disc.
The outer radius of the disc is R=1.16m.
If the block is allowed to slide freely one imagines that it will slide outward past the outer edge of the disc.
What is the magnitude of the block's velocity as it passes across the outer edge of the disc?
Hint: This is just tricky. No other way to put it really! There is NO FORCE in the radial direction, but there will be a "centrifugal effect". Remember that the final velocity will have radial and transverse components!
A disc rotates about a spindle with a constant

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