During Keon's golf drive, the angular velocity of his club is zero at the top of the backswing and 33 rad/s at the bottom of the downswing just before ball impact. The downswing lasts 0.29 s, and the distance from the club head to the axis of rotation is 1.88 m at the bottom of the downswing. What is the average tangential acceleration of the club during the downswing (in m/s2)?
Angular speed, acceleration and displacement
Angular acceleration is defined as the rate of change in angular velocity with respect to time. It has both magnitude and direction. So, it is a vector quantity.
Angular Position
Before diving into angular position, one should understand the basics of position and its importance along with usage in day-to-day life. When one talks of position, it’s always relative with respect to some other object. For example, position of earth with respect to sun, position of school with respect to house, etc. Angular position is the rotational analogue of linear position.
During Keon's golf drive, the
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