Two racing cars of masses and are moving in circles of radii and respectively. Their speeds are such that each makes a complete circle in the same duration of time . The ratio of the angular speed of the first to the second car is:
In uniform circular motion, the angular speed is defined as the angle covered per unit time. For a complete revolution (angle ), if the time taken is the time period , then the angular speed is given by .
Given that both cars complete the circle in the same duration of time , their time periods are equal (). Therefore, their angular speeds are:
The ratio is . The angular speed is independent of the mass and radius when the time period is fixed.
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