BRAINCAKEUniform Circular Motion
If an object is rotating at a steady rate, it has uniform circular motion. A point on the perimeter of the object will travel the distance of the circumference 2πr. Since speed is distance/time, the speed v = 2πr/T where T is the time period of one rotation.
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Key terms in this lesson
- frequency
- The number of complete oscillations, cycles or revolutions occurring per second, measured in hertz.
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