I am having trouble with a physics question, I would love it if you could help me with it. Here is the problem: I want to reach an angular speed of 250 degrees/s in 0.2 seconds, what should my acceleration be? Please show all the steps in the process.
To determine the acceleration required to reach an angular speed of 250 degrees/s in 0.2 seconds, we can use the formula:

angular speed (ω) = initial angular velocity (ω₀) + angular acceleration (α) * time (t)

We know that the initial angular velocity (ω₀) is 0 degrees/s because we are starting from rest. We also know that the final angular speed (ω) is 250 degrees/s, the time (t) is 0.2 seconds, and we are trying to find the angular acceleration (α). So we can plug in these values and solve for α:

ω = ω₀ + αt
250 = 0 + α0.2
α = 250/0.2
α = 1250 degrees/s²

Therefore, the acceleration required to reach an angular speed of 250 degrees/s in 0.2 seconds is 1250 degrees/s².
what if the initial angular velocity is not 0?
If the initial angular velocity is not 0, then we cannot simplify the formula as we have done before. Whereas previously, the formula can be simplified as follow:

ω = ω₀ + αt
ω = αt
α = ω / t

We now must account for the initial angular velocity:

ω = ω₀ + αt
ω - ω₀ = αt
α = (ω - ω₀) / t

For example, if the initial angular velocity is 50 degrees/s, we can find the angular acceleration required to accelerate to 250 degrees/s in 0.2 seconds like so:

α = (ω - ω₀) / t
α = (250 - 50) / 0.2
α = 200 / 0.2
α = 1000 degrees/s²

As a reality check, we expect the angular acceleration to be lower when the initial angular velocity is higher, all else being equal. This is because the difference between the initial and final angular velocity isn't as great, therefore we needn't accelerate as much to get to the same angular velocity. This is consistent with the result we got (1000 < 1250).

Finally, note that the term ω - ω₀ is the **difference** between the final angular velocity and the initial angular velocity, which can be rewritten:

Δω = ω - ω₀

And thus, we can rewrite the derived equation, α = (ω - ω₀) / t, as:

α = Δω / t