Circular Motion Problems: Kinematic: A V R A

SANTOS, LORBEY JANE R.
BS ECE – 3A
Circular Motion Problems: Kinematic

1. An 5-kg object moves around a circular track of a radius of 18 cm with a constant speed of 6 m/s. Find

(a) The magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the object.
v2
a c=
r
62 2
a c= =50 m/s
0.18 m
(b) The net force acting upon the object causing this acceleration.
v2
F net=m
r
F net=5 x 50=250 N
2. In a merry-go-round moves with a speed of 3 m/s, a 25-kg child sitting 3 m from its center. Calculate
(a) The centripetal acceleration of the child
32 2
a c= =3 m/ s
3
(b) The net horizontal force acted upon the child
F net=25 x 3=75 N
(c) Compare the above force with the child's weight
F net 75
= =0.3
w (25)(10)
3. A cyclist moves around a circular path of a radius of 50 m with a speed of 10 m/s.

(a) Find the acceleration of the cyclist?
102 2
a c= =2 m/s
50
(b) Considering the combined mass of the cyclist and cycle to be 120 kg, what is the net force applied on
them?
F net=120 x 2=240 N
4. A jet plane is maneuvering in a circular path of a radius of 5.5 km at a constant speed of 2160 km/h. What is
the acceleration of the plane in g's?
km 1000 m 10
1 = = m/s
h 3600 s 36
10
2160 x =600 m/s
36
v2 6002 2
a c= = =72m/ s
r 5000 m
ac 72
=
g 9.8
a c =7.35 g
5. A race car traveling around a circular path of a radius of 400 m with a speed of 50 m/s. Find the centripetal
acceleration of the car.
v2 502 2
a c= = =6.25 m/s
r 400 m
6. A crankshaft of radius 8 cm rotates at 2400 rpm (revolutions per minute). What is the speed of a point at
the surface of it?
rev circl e ' s circumference

1 =
minute 60 s
2π r π r
¿ =
60 30
πr
1 rpm= m/s
30
π (0.08)
2400 rpm=2400 x =20.1 m/ s
30
7. A 20-kg child sitting in a cart to which a 2-m rope is attached. The rope is tied to a motor that rotates the
cart. At the instant that the tension in the rope is 100 N, how many revolutions per minute does the cart
make?
r Fc ( 2 ) (100)
v=
√ √
m
=
20
= √10 m/s
v 10
ω= = √ rad / s
r 2
1
rev
rad 2 π 30
1 = = rpm
s 1 π
min
60
m 30
√ 10 =√ 10
s (π)
rpm=30.2 rpm
8. A radially inward constant force of 300 N is exerted on a 2-kg ball as it revolves around a circle of radius 85
cm. What is the speed of the ball?
r Fc ( 0.85 ) (2 00)
v=
√ √
m
=
2
=11.3 m/s
9. A 35-kg child makes a turn which is a portion of a circle of a radius of 12 meters. She covers one-quarter of
the circular path in 1.6 seconds. Determine the speed, acceleration, and net force applied to the child.
the distance traveled is the circumference of one-quarter of a circle of radius 12 meters so,
1 πr 2 πr
L= ( 2 πr )= =
4 2 2
distance
speed=
time elapsed
πr
2
¿
time
¿
π ( 122 ) =11.8 m/s
1.6
2
m v 2 (35)(11.8)
a c= = =406 m/ s2
r 12
F net=(35)(406)=14210 N
10. A ball of mass 2 kg is attached to a rope having a breaking strength of 1500 N and is whirled around a
horizontal circle of radius 85 cm. Calculate the maximum speed that the ball can have.
r Fc ( 0.85 ) (1 5 00)
v=
√ √
m
=
2
=25.25 m/s
11. The speed of a 515-kg roller-coaster at the bottom of a loop of radius 10 m is 20 m/s. Find the net vertical
force pushing up on the object at this point of the circular path.
mv 2
f c −mg=
r
mv2
F c =mg+
r
(515)(20)2
F c =( 515 ) (10)+
10
F c =25,570 N
12. A 2000-kg car moving a curve of radius 200 m with the speed of 25 m/s. Calculate
(a) The centripetal acceleration of the car.
v2 252 2
a c= = =3.125 m/ s
r 2 00 m
(b) The force causing this kind of acceleration.
F c =m ac =( 2000 ) (3.125)
F c =6250 N
13. A centripetal force F is exerted on an object moving around a circular track with a constant speed vv. If the
speed of the object is tripled and the radius of the track is quadrupled, what happened to the centripetal
force?
2
F2 V 2 r1
=
F1 V 1 ( )( ) r2
2
3V1 r1
¿ ( )( )
V1 4r1
9
¿
4
9
F 2= F 1
4
14. What is the acceleration of a stone attached to the end of a 2-m-long rope revolving at 45 revolutions per
minute (rpm)?
v ( ms )=(r )( rpm×60 2 π )
v=( 2 ) ( 2 π60× 45 )=9.5 m/ s
2
v 2 (9.5)
a c= = =45.1m/s 2
r 2
15. How fast must a centrifuge revolve if a point particle located 5 cm from its axis of rotation is to experience
a centripetal acceleration of 100,000 g's?
v=√ r ac
v=√ 0.05× 100,000=32 m/ s
16. A 0.45-kg ball is fastened to a rope and is swung in a horizontal plane (without friction) around a circle of
radius 1.3 m. When the tension in the rope exceeds 75 N, the rope is broken. What is the maximum speed
the ball can have at this point?
r Fc ( 1.3 ) (75)
v=
√ √m
=
0.45
=14.7 m/s
17. An electron moving in a circular track of radius 2 mm at a speed of 2 ×106 m/s. Find the electron moves
along a circular motion whose centripetal acceleration is computed as below
6 2
v 2 (2× 10 )
a c= = =10 9 m/s 2
r 0.002
18. A 2-kg bucket at the end of a rope is circulated in a vertical plane of a radius of 1.5 m. The tension of the
rope at the lowest point of the path is 30 N. Calculate the speed of the bucket.
mv 2
T −mg=
r
2 × v2
30−2 ( 10 ) =
1.5
10 ×1.5=2 v 2
v=2.8 m/ s
19. A jet plane moves around a vertical circular loop. Its speed at the lowest point of the circle is 950 km/h. Find
the minimum radius of the circular path so that the (centripetal) acceleration exerted on it does not exceed
5 g's.
a c =5 g
v2
=5 g
r
v2
r=
5g
km 1000 m
r=
( 950
h )( 3600 s )
5( 9.8)
r =1421m
20. The maximum lift provided by a 500 kg airplane is 10000 N. If the plane travels at 100 m/s, what is its
shortest possible turning radius?
mv2
F c=
r
mv 2
r=
Fc
( 500 ) (100)2
r min = =500 m
10,000

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Circular Motion Problems: Kinematic

(b) The net horizontal force acted upon the child

(c) Compare the above force with the child's weight

3. A cyclist moves around a circular path of a radius of 50 m with a speed of 10 m/s.

rev circl e ' s circumference

(a) The centripetal acceleration of the car.

(b) The force causing this kind of acceleration.

v=√ 0.05× 100,000=32 m/ s

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