A ceiling fan starts from rest and undergoes a uniform angular acceleration of

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A ceiling fan starts from rest and undergoes a uniform angular acceleration of 2.0 rad/s22.0\,\text{rad/s}^2. What is the linear speed of the tip of a blade 0.30 m0.30\,\text{m} long after the fan has been accelerating for 4.0 s4.0\,\text{s}? (a) 1.2 m/s1.2\,\text{m/s} (b) 4.8 m/s4.8\,\text{m/s} (c) 2.4 m/s2.4\,\text{m/s} (d) 0.60 m/s0.60\,\text{m/s}

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