20. A figure skater is spinning with an angular velocity of +15 rad/s. She then comes to a stop over a brief period of time. During this time, her angular displacement is +5.1 rad. Determine (a) her average angular acceleration and (b) the time during which she comes to rest.

 

We know the following:

 

We want:

 

To find a  we can use

Solving for a

Minus sign due to acceleration is slowing down angular velocity.

 

To find t  we can use

Solving for t

 

 

 

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