The 2007 Chevy Corvette


Image of 2007 Chevy Corvette courtesy of J. D. Power

The 2007 Corvette is a powerful sports car. It can go from zero to 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds, pushed by a pair of big rear tires, each 26.8 inches in diameter.

  1. What is the average linear acceleration during this time? Provide both magnitude and direction.
  2. What is the average angular acceleration of the rear tires during this time? Provide both magnitude and direction.

Suppose it continues to move to the right, as shown above, and reaches a top speed of 198 mph when the engine hits 7000 RPM in top gear.

  1. What is the angular velocity of the rear tires at top speed? Provide both magnitude and direction.
  2. Does the magnitude of the angular velocity of these tires match the magnitude of the angular velocity of the engine? Can you explain?