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A dog is running in a circle around a tree, trying to catch a rabbit. The dog’s owner notices the dog completes 4 laps around the tree
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A dog is running in a circle around a tree, trying to catch a rabbit. The dog’s owner notices the
dog completes 4 laps around the tree in 32 seconds and the radius of the dog’s circular path is
3 meters. What is the tangential velocity of the dog?
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Answer: 2.35 m/s
Explanation:
Given
Dog completes 4 laps around the tree in 32 seconds
Radius of the circular path is 3 m
Time period for single lap is
Length of the track is equivalent to the perimeter of the path
Tangential velocity is given by
Thus, the tangential velocity is 2.35 m/s