Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A motor pulley of radius cm turns at revolutions per minute. A belt joins it to a pulley of radius cm. Find the angular speed of the motor pulley, the speed of the belt, and the revolutions per minute of the larger pulley.
With in radians, an arc is and a sector has the area . A rolling wheel moves in each turn. For revolutions each minute, rad/s, and a point on the rim moves at . Two pulleys joined by a belt share the speed of the belt, so .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The motor pulley. rad/s.
Step 2. The belt. m/s.
Step 3. The larger pulley. rad/s. In revolutions per minute, .
Check. The radius is times as big, so the larger pulley turns times as slowly: .
Answer: rad/s; m/s; revolutions per minute.
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