Average Angular Acceleration

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angular velocity 4Average angular acceleration, abbrevated as \(\bar {\alpha}\) (Greek symbol alpha), of an object is the average rate at which the angle velocity changes with respect to time.

 

Average Angular Acceleration Formula

\( \bar {\alpha} =  \Delta \omega \;/\; \Delta t  \)     (Average Angular Acceleration)

\( \Delta \omega =  \bar {\alpha} \; \Delta t   \)

\( \Delta t =  \Delta \omega \;/\; \bar {\alpha}   \)

Symbol English Metric
 \( \bar {\alpha}\)  (Greek symbol alpha) = average angular acceleration \(deg / sec^2\) \(rad / s^2\)
 \( \Delta \omega \)  (Greek symbol omega) = change in angular velocity \(deg / sec\) \(rad / s\)
 \( \Delta t \) = change in time \(sec\) \(s\)

 

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