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Homework Statement
A wheel rotating about a fixed axis has an angular position given by theta= 3.0 - 2.0t^3, where theta is measured in radians and t in seconds. What is the angular acceleration of the wheel at t = 2.0s?
Homework Equations
wf = w + at
The Attempt at a Solution
I realize I most likely should use that kinematic equation to find the angular acceleration, but how would I find the angular speed? dtheta/dt? If so, is it like -6t^2/2?
Assuming w is just -6t^2, then I then got -6t^2=at. Which should be -12=a but I don't see that as an answer. Closest would be -24 rad/s^2.
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