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AP Physics C: Mechanics
5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
5.1 Rotational Kinematics
IntermediateMCQMathematicalProportional Analysis17.3k
A top-down view of a circular disk of radius 2R centered on a fixed central axis marked with a small black dot. A horizontal dashed line segment extends from the center dot to the right edge of the disk. On this dashed line, Point 1 is indicated by a filled black dot at distance R from the center, labeled 1. Point 2 is indicated by a filled black dot at distance 2R from the center on the outer boundary, labeled 2. A curved counterclockwise arrow labeled \omega indicates the direction of rotation. A curved clockwise arrow labeled \alpha indicates the angular deceleration opposing the rotation. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Top-down view of the rotating disk showing Points 1 and 2.
A circular disk rotates about a fixed axis through its center and slows down with a constant angular acceleration of magnitude \(\alpha\). Point 1 and Point 2 are located at radial distances \(R\) and \(2R\) from the axis, respectively, such that Point 2 traverses twice the linear path length of Point 1 as the disk comes to rest. At the instant when the radial acceleration of Point 1 is equal in magnitude to its tangential acceleration, what is the ratio of the magnitude of the net linear acceleration of Point 2 to that of Point 1, \(\dfrac{a_2}{a_1}\)?

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