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Chapter 8 Problem 19

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The drawing shows a golf ball passing through a windmill at a miniature golf course. The windmill has 8 blades and rotates at an angular speed of 1.25 rad/s. The opening between successive blades is equal to the width of a blade. A golf ball (diameter 4.50 3 1022 m) has just reached the edge of one of the rotating blades (see the drawing). Ignoring the thickness of the blades, fi nd the minimum linear speed with which the ball moves along the ground, such that the ball will not be hit by the next blade.

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The first step in solving 8 problem number 19 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The drawing shows a golf ball passing through a windmill at a miniature golf course. The windmill has 8 blades and rotates at an angular speed of 1.25 rad/s. The opening between successive blades is equal to the width of a blade. A golf ball (diameter 4.50 3 1022 m) has just reached the edge of one of the rotating blades (see the drawing). Ignoring the thickness of the blades, fi nd the minimum linear speed with which the ball moves along the ground, such that the ball will not be hit by the next blade.
From the textbook chapter Rotational Kinematics you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Physics 10e 
Author David Young, Shane Stadler
ISBN 9781118486894

The drawing shows a golf ball passing through a windmill

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