A bicycle wheel of radius is speeding up such that its angular acceleration is

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Torque and Rotational Dynamics · Torque and Rotational Dynamics

Problem

A bicycle wheel of radius

0.35\,\text{m}

is speeding up such that its angular acceleration is

2.5\,\text{rad/s}^2

. Assuming the wheel rolls without slipping, determine the magnitude of the linear (translational) acceleration of the bicycle’s center of mass.