A cheetah can go from a state of resting to running at 20 m/s in just two seconds what is the cheetah's average acceleration?
2 answers:
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Answer:
Keeping the speed fixed and decreasing the radius by a factor of 4
Explanation:
A ball is whirled on the end of a string in a horizontal circle of radius R at constant speed v. The centripetal acceleration is given by :
We need to find how the "centripetal acceleration of the ball can be increased by a factor of 4"
It can be done by keeping the speed fixed and decreasing the radius by a factor of 4 such that,
R' = R/4
New centripetal acceleration will be,
So, the centripetal acceleration of the ball can be increased by a factor of 4.
Answer:
17.6 N
Explanation:
The force exerted by the punter on the football is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the football:
where
is the change in momentum of the football
is the time elapsed
The change in momentum can be written as
where
m = 0.55 kg is the mass of the football
u = 0 is the initial velocity (the ball starts from rest)
v = 8.0 m/s is the final velocity
Combining the two equations and substituting the values, we find the force exerted on the ball: