Hannah has information about an object in circular orbit around Earth.
2 answers:
The correct answer is:
the distance of the orbiting object to Earth.
In fact, we know that the gravitational force that keeps the object in circular motion around the Earth is equal to the centripetal force, so we can write:
If we re-arrange the equation, we find an expression for the tangential speed of the object:
and we see that it depends on 3 quantities: G, M (the mass of the Earth) and r (the distance of the object from the Earth).
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Answer:
b) a = -k / m x , c) d²x / dt² = - A w² cos (wt+Ф) , d) and e) T = 2π √m / k
h) a = - A w² cos (wt+Ф)
Explanation:
a) see free body diagram in the attachment
b) We write Newton's second law
Fe = m a
-k x = ma
a = -k / m x
c) the acceleration is
a = d²x / dt²
If x = A cos wt
v = dx / dt = -A w sin (wt +Ф)
a = d²x / dt² = - A w² cos (wt+Ф)
d) we substitute in Newton's second law
d²x / dt² = -k / m x
We call
w² = k / m
e) substitute to find w
-A w² cos (wt+Ф) = -k / m A cos (wt+Ф)
w² = k / m
Angular velocity and frequency are related
w = 2π f
f = 1 / T
We substitute
T = 2π / w
T = 2π √m / k
g) v= - A w sin (wt+Ф)
h) acceleration is
a = - A w² cos (wt+Ф)
