Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - The Circular Functions and Their Graphs - 6.2 The Unit Circle and Circular Functions - 6.2 Exercises - Page 591: 124

Answer

larger pulley $ \frac{25\pi}{18}\ rad/sec$, smaller pulley $\frac{125\pi}{48}\ rad/sec$.

Work Step by Step

1. We can find the angular speed of the larger pulley as $\omega_1=\frac{25\times2\pi}{36}=\frac{25\pi}{18}\ rad/sec$ 2. The linear speed of the belt is the same at the two pulleys, we have $r_1\omega_1=r_2\omega_2$ or $15\times\frac{25\pi}{18}=8\omega_2$, thus we have $\omega_2=\frac{125\pi}{48}\ rad/sec$ for the smaller pulley.
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