What is the angular velocity of the second hand of a watch in rad/sec?

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Steve J.
Sep 19, 2017

The angular velocity is 0.1047 radians/s.

Explanation:

#"Angular velocity" = "angular displacement"/"time"#

The hand rotates #2*pi " radians"# in 60 seconds, so

#"Angular velocity" = 2*pi " radians"/(60 s) = 0.1047 " radians"/s#

I hope this helps,
Steve

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