Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Vol. 1 (Chs 1-21) (4th Edition)
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Chapter 4, Problem 35EAP
Your roommate is working on his bicycle and has the bike up side down. He spins the 60-cm-diameter wheel, and you notice that a pebble stuck in the tread goes by three times every second. What are the pebble’s speed and acceleration?
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