Question

Determine the centripetal force upon a 40-kg child who makes 10 revolution around the cliffhanger in 29.3 seconds.the radius of the barrel is 2.90 meters

Answer 1

Answer:

The centripetal force acting on the child is 39400.56 N.

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of the child is, $m=40\ kg$

Radius of the barrel is, $R=2.90\ m$

Number of revolutions are, $n =10$

Time taken for 10 revolutions is, $t=29.3\ s$

Therefore, the time period of the child is given as:

$T=\frac{n}{t}=\frac{10}{29.3}=0.341\ s$

Now, angular velocity is related to time period as:

$\omega=\frac{2\pi}{T}=\frac{2\pi}{0.341}=18.43\ rad/s$

Now, centripetal force acting on the child is given as:

$F_{c}=m\omega^2 R\\F_{c}=40\times (18.43)^2\times 2.90\\F_{c}=40\times 339.66\times 2.90\\F_{c}=39400.56\ N$

Therefore, the centripetal force acting on the child is 39400.56 N.