SOLUTION: An object is moving in a circular path with a radius of 40 cm at a speed of 4 m/s. Calculate the angular speed.

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Question 1107817: An object is moving in a circular path with a radius of 40 cm at a speed of 4 m/s. Calculate the angular speed.
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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Every second, the object moves through and arc with length 4cm.
As a fraction of the radius, that is 4cm%2F%2240+cm%22=1%2F10=0.1 .
That is the angle swept in radians.
The angular speed in radians per second is 0.1 with second%5E-1 units.