The cutting cord on a gas-powered weed cutter is 0.16 m in length. If the motor rotates at the rate of 20 rev/s, what is the approximate linear speed of the end of the cord?

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The law of conservation of angular momentum:  The total angular momentum of a rotating object remains constant if the net torque acting on it is zero.


The cutting cord on a gas-powered weed cutter is 0.16 m in length. If the motor rotates at the rate of 20 rev/s, what is the approximate linear speed of the end of the cord?