Consider a bicycle wheel to be a ring of radius 30. cm and mass 1.5 kg. Neglect the mass of the axle and sprocket

If a force of 20. N is applied tangentially to a sprocket of radius 4.0 cm for 4.0 s, what linear speed does the wheel achieve, assuming it rolls without slipping?


7.11 m/s

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