Answer:
When it's closest to the sun.
Explanation:
The force of gravity acting on a planet is equal to its mass times its centripetal acceleration.
Fg = m v^2 / r
The force of gravity is defined by Newton's law of universal gravitation as:
Fg = mMG / r^2
Therefore:
mMG / r^2 = m v^2 / r
MG / r = v^2
v increases as r decreases. So the planet is moving fastest when it's closest to the sun, also known as the <em>perihelion</em>.
Answer:
a.
b.
c.
d. The angular acceleration when sitting in the middle is larger.
Explanation:
a. The magnitude of the torque is given by
, being r the radius, F the force aplied and
the angle between the vector force and the vector radius. Since
and so
.
b. Since the relation
hols, being I the moment of inertia, the angular acceleration can be calculated by
. Since we have already calculated the torque, all left is calculate the moment of inertia. The moment of inertia of a solid disk rotating about an axis that passes through its center is
, being M the mass of the disk. If we assume that a person has a punctual mass, the moment of inertia of a person would be given by
, being
the mass of the person and
the distance from the person to the center. Given all of this, we have
.
c. Similar equation to b, but changing
, so
.
d. The angular acceleration when sitting in the middle is larger because the moment of inertia of the person is smaller, meaning that the person has less inertia to rotate.
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