A bicycle wheel is mounted on a fixed, frictionless axle. A massless string is wound around the wheel's rim, and a constant horizontal force, F, starts pulling the string from the top of the wheel starting at time t = 0 when the wheel is not rotating. Suppose that at some later time t the string has been pulled through a distance d. The wheel has moment of inertia I(subW) = kmr^2, where k is a dimensionless number less than 1, m is the wheel's mass, and r is its radius. Assume that the string does not slip on the wheel.

The force, F, pulling the string is constant; therefore the magnitude of the angular acceleration, alpha, of the wheel is constant for this configuration.

Find the magnitude of the angular velocity, omega, of the wheel when the string has been pulled a distance, d.

Express the angular velocity, omega, of the wheel in terms of the displacement, d, the magnitude of the applied force, F, and the moment of inertia of the wheel, I(subW).

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To find the magnitude of the angular velocity, omega, of the wheel when the string has been pulled a distance, d, we can use the rotational kinematic equation:

omega^2 = omega(initial)^2 + 2 * alpha * theta

Where:
- omega is the final angular velocity of the wheel
- omega(initial) is the initial angular velocity of the wheel (which is zero in this case)
- alpha is the constant angular acceleration of the wheel
- theta is the displacement or angle through which the string has been pulled (in radians)

In this case, the angular acceleration, alpha, is constant. Additionally, the displacement, d, is related to the angle, theta, by the formula:

d = r * theta

Substituting this into the kinematic equation, we get:

omega^2 = 0^2 + 2 * alpha * (d / r)

Simplifying further:

omega^2 = 2 * alpha * (d / r)

Taking the square root of both sides, we find:

omega = sqrt(2 * alpha * (d / r))

Now, we need to express alpha in terms of the force, F, and the moment of inertia, I(subW).

The torque, tau, acting on the wheel is given by:

tau = I(subW) * alpha

Substituting the expression for the moment of inertia, I(subW) = kmr^2, we get:

tau = kmr^2 * alpha

The torque generated by the force, F, pulling the string is equal to r * F, as the perpendicular distance between the force and the axis of rotation is r.

Therefore, we have:

r * F = kmr^2 * alpha

Simplifying:

F = kmr * alpha

Solving for alpha, we find:

alpha = F / (kmr)

Substituting this value of alpha back into the expression for omega:

omega = sqrt(2 * (F / (kmr)) * (d / r))

Simplifying further:

omega = sqrt(2 * F * d / (kmr))

To find the magnitude of the angular velocity (ω) of the wheel when the string has been pulled a distance (d), we can use the concept of rotational kinematics.

The angular displacement (θ) of the wheel can be related to the distance (d) the string has been pulled through by using the formula:

θ = d / r

where r is the radius of the wheel.

Next, we can use the equation of rotational kinematics:

ω^2 = ω₀^2 + 2αθ

where ω₀ is the initial angular velocity (0 in this case) and α is the constant angular acceleration of the wheel.

Since the force (F) pulling the string is constant, we know that the torque acting on the wheel is constant as well. The torque (τ) can be calculated using the equation:

τ = I(subW)α

Substituting the given expression for the moment of inertia (I(subW) = kmr^2), we have:

τ = kmr^2α

Since the torque (τ) is equal to the force (F) multiplied by the radius (r) of the wheel:

τ = Fr

We can rewrite the torque equation as:

Fr = kmr^2α

Rearranging this equation, we get:

α = F(kr / mr^2)

Substituting this into the equation for rotational kinematics, we have:

ω^2 = ω₀^2 + 2[F(kr / mr^2)](d / r)

Since the initial angular velocity (ω₀) is zero, the equation simplifies to:

ω^2 = 2(Fk/m)r(d / r)

Canceling out the "r" terms, we get:

ω^2 = 2Fkdm / m

Finally, taking the square root of both sides, we find:

ω = √(2Fkdm / m)

Therefore, the magnitude of the angular velocity (ω) of the wheel, when the string has been pulled a distance (d), can be expressed as:

ω = √(2Fkdm / m)

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