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Physics Rotational Mechanics Level: High School

Kinetic energy of a Rotating Wheel

A simple wheel has the form of a solid cylinder of radius with a mass m uniformly distributed throughout its volume . The wheel is pivoted on a stationary axle through the axis of the cylinder and rotates about the axle at a constant angular speed . The wheel rotates “full revolutions in a time interval”

What is the kinetic energy K of the rotating wheel ?