Question: An optical disk drive in a computer can spin a disk at up to 10,000 rpm. If a particular disk is spun at 8130 rpm

  • An optical disk drive in a computer can spin a disk at up to 10,000 rpm. If a particular disk is spun at 8130 rpm while it is being read, and then is allowed to come to rest over 0.234 s, what is the magnitude of the average angular acceleration of the disk?
  • If the disk is 12.0 cm in diameter, what is the magnitude of the tangential linear acceleration of a point 1/5 of the way out from the center of the disk? 

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Part 1 Finding the Average Angular Acceleration Convert rpm to rads 8130 rpm 2 radrev 60 secmin 85315 rads Initial angular velocity 1 is 85315 rads Final angular velocity 2 is 0 rads since the disk co... View full answer

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