(I) Pilots can be tested for the stresses of flying high-speed jets in a whirling “human centrifuge,” which takes 1.0 min to turn through 26 complete revolutions before reaching its final speed.
(a) What was its angular acceleration (assumed constant)?

(II) Assume that a 1.00-kg ball is thrown solely by the action of the forearm, which rotates about the elbow joint under the action of the triceps muscle, Fig. 10–57. The ball is accelerated uniformly from rest to 8.5 m/s in 0.38 s, at which point it is released. Calculate

(a) the angular acceleration of the arm, and

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(I) The blades in a blender rotate at a rate of 8500 rpm (rpm = revolutions per minute = rev/min) . When the motor is turned off during operation, the blades slow to rest in 4.0 s. What is the angular acceleration as the blades slow down?