Traveling to the moon with a lot of physics?

[oOJust_LauraOo]

In traveling to the Moon, astronauts aboard the Apollo spacecraft put themselves into a slow rotation to distribute the Sun's energy evenly. At tje start of their trip, they accelerated from no rotation to 1.0 revolution per minute during a 12-min time interval. The space-craft can be thought of as a cylinder with a diameter of 8.5m. Determine (A) the angular acceleration, and (B) the radial and tangential components of the linear acceleration of a point on the skin of the ship 5.0 min after it started this acceleration.

 

[mezarashi]

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[m2003]

A) To determine the angular acceleration, we can use the formula a = (ωf - ωi)/t, where ωf is the final angular velocity, ωi is the initial angular velocity, and t is the time interval. In this case, ωf = 1 revolution per minute = 2π rad/min and ωi = 0 rad/min. The time interval is 12 min. Plugging in the values, we get a = (2π rad/min - 0 rad/min)/12 min = 0.167 radians/min^2.

B) To determine the radial and tangential components of the linear acceleration, we can use the formula a = ω^2r, where ω is the angular velocity and r is the radius. At 5.0 min after starting the acceleration, the angular velocity would be ω = (1 revolution per minute)/60 s = 0.0167 radians/s. The radius of the ship is half the diameter, so r = 4.25 m. Plugging in the values, we get a = (0.0167 radians/s)^2 * 4.25 m = 0.0014 m/s^2 for the radial component and a = ω^2r = (0.0167 radians/s)^2 * 4.25 m = 0.0014 m/s^2 for the tangential component.

In conclusion, traveling to the moon involves a lot of physics, including understanding angular acceleration and the radial and tangential components of linear acceleration. By using the appropriate formulas, we were able to determine the values for these quantities in the given scenario.