How do you find total displacement
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Answer:
The speed of the animals is 1.64m/s.
Explanation:
Let us work with variables and call the mass of the two rats and
, and the length of the rod
.
Using the law of conservation of energy, which says the potential energies of the rats must equal their kinetic energies, we know that when the rod swings to the vertical position,
,
solving for , we get:
Putting in the values for ,
,
, and
we get:
Therefore, as the rod swings through the vertical position , the speed of the rats is 1.64 m/s.
Well we know the correct answer cannot be "a" bcause velocity is tangent to the circlular path of an object experienting centripical motion. Velocity DOES NOT point inward in centripical motion.
we know the correct answer cannot be "b" because "t" stands for "time" which cannot point in any direction. so, time cannot point toward the center of a circle and therefore this answer must be incorrect.
I would choose answer choice "c" because both force and centripical acceleration point toward the center of the circle.
I do not think answer choice "d" can be correct because the velocity of the mass moves tangent to the circle. velocity = (change in position) / time. Therefore, by definition the mass is moving in the direction of the velocity which does not point to the center of the circle.
does this make sense? any questions?
we know the correct answer cannot be "b" because "t" stands for "time" which cannot point in any direction. so, time cannot point toward the center of a circle and therefore this answer must be incorrect.
I would choose answer choice "c" because both force and centripical acceleration point toward the center of the circle.
I do not think answer choice "d" can be correct because the velocity of the mass moves tangent to the circle. velocity = (change in position) / time. Therefore, by definition the mass is moving in the direction of the velocity which does not point to the center of the circle.
does this make sense? any questions?