So now on step one thither it's units is it not degree and I have not understood

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You're right to ask for clarification on units! In Step 1, the unit is radians, not degrees. Let me explain:

  • Revolutions: A revolution is one complete turn around a circle (360∘360^\circ).
  • Degrees: A degree is a unit of angular measurement, where a full circle is 360∘360^\circ.
  • Radians: A radian is another unit of angular measurement. One radian is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc that is equal in length to the radius of the circle.

For calculations involving angular velocity (ω\omega) and other rotational dynamics in physics, the standard unit for angular displacement (Δθ\Delta \theta) is the radian. This is because radians simplify many formulas in calculus and physics (e.g., the arc length s=rθs = r\theta is only true when θ\theta is in radians).

The conversion is:

1 revolution=360∘=2π radians1 \text{ revolution} = 360^\circ = 2\pi \text{ radians}

So, in Step 1, we converted the given 1800 revolutions directly into radians using the conversion factor 2π rad/rev2\pi \text{ rad/rev}:

Δθ=1800 rev×2π rad1 rev=3600π rad\Delta \theta = 1800 \text{ rev} \times \frac{2\pi \text{ rad}}{1 \text{ rev}} = 3600\pi \text{ rad}

This gives us the total angular displacement in radians, which is necessary for calculating angular velocity in rad/s.

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