To find the angle $ \theta $ through which the fan blades rotate in the first 8 seconds, we integrate the given angular velocity function $ \omega(t) $ over the time interval [0, 8]:
\[ \theta = \int_{0}^{8} \omega(t) \, dt \]
We'll verify the result using the kinematic equation for angular motion:
\[ \theta = \theta_0 + \omega_0 t + \frac{1}{2} \alpha t^2 \]
Given $ \theta_0 = 0 $ (initial angle), $ \omega_0 = \omega(0) $ (initial angular velocity), and $ \alpha = \frac{d\omega}{dt} $ (angular acceleration).