A 'displacement' always consists of a magnitude and a direction. The two cars you just described have displacements with the same magnitude ... 5 km. But if they didn't both drive in the same direction, then their displacements are different.

Remember:

-- 10 m/s² up and 10 m/s² down are different accelerations

-- 30 mph East and 30 mph West are the same speed but different velocity.

-- 5 km North and 5 km South are the same distance but different displacement.

7 0

3 years ago

A small ball is attached to the lower end of a 0.800-m-long string, and the other end of the string is tied to a horizontal rod.

mestny [16]

Answer:

a = 17.68 m/s²

Explanation:

given,

length of the string, L = 0.8 m

angle made with vertical, θ = 61°

time to complete 1 rev, t = 1.25 s

radial acceleration = ?

first we have to calculate the radius of the circle

R = L sin θ

R = 0.8 x sin 61°

R = 0.7 m

now, calculating at the angular velocity

$\omega =\dfrac{2\pi}{T}$

$\omega =\dfrac{2\pi}{1.25}$

ω = 5.026 rad/s

now, radial acceleration

a = r ω²

a = 0.7 x 5.026²

a = 17.68 m/s²

hence, the radial acceleration of the ball is equal to 17.68 rad/s²

7 0

4 years ago