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Determine the moment of inertia of a wheel rotating at a rate of 1200 rpm about its axis of rotation. Given that the kinetic energy of the wheel is `3xx10^(6)J`.

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To determine the moment of inertia (I) of a wheel rotating at a rate of 1200 rpm with a kinetic energy (KE) of \(3 \times 10^6 \, J\), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Convert angular velocity from rpm to rad/s The angular velocity in radians per second can be calculated using the formula: \[ \omega = \text{rpm} \times \frac{2\pi}{60} \] Substituting the given value: ...
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