A bicycle wheel of radius 40.0 cm and angular velocity of 10.0 rad/s starts accelerating at 80.0 rad/s?. What is the centripetal acceleration of the wheel at this time point? A. 12m/s? B. 24 m/s? C. 36 m/s? D. 40 m/s?

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12. A bicycle wheel of radius 40.0 cm and angular velocity of 10.0 rad/s starts accelerating at 80.0 rad/s. What is
the centripetal acceleration of the wheel at this time point?
A. 12m/s?
B. 24 m/s?
C. 36 m/s?
D. 40 m/s?
Transcribed Image Text:12. A bicycle wheel of radius 40.0 cm and angular velocity of 10.0 rad/s starts accelerating at 80.0 rad/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the wheel at this time point? A. 12m/s? B. 24 m/s? C. 36 m/s? D. 40 m/s?
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