A fly-wheel has an initial angular speed of and is subjected to a constant angular…

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A fly-wheel has an initial angular speed of 6 rad s−16\,\text{rad s}^{-1} and is subjected to a constant angular acceleration of 2 rad s−22\,\text{rad s}^{-2}. How much time does it take to turn through 20 rad20\,\text{rad} starting from the given speed? (a) 3.3 s3.3\,\text{s} (b) 2.0 s2.0\,\text{s} (c) 2.4 s2.4\,\text{s} (d) 3.0 s3.0\,\text{s}

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