DELA CRUZ, ASHLEY ANNE C.

BSECE – 3

Problem (1)

What is the acceleration of a stone attached to the end of a 2-m-long rope

revolving at 45 revolutions per minute (rpm)?

Solution:

𝑚 𝑟𝑝𝑚 × 2𝜋
𝑣 ( ) = (𝑟) ( )
𝑠 60
2𝜋 × 45
𝑣 = (2) ( ) = 9.5 𝑚/𝑠
60
𝑣2 (9.5)2
𝑎𝑐 = = = 45.1 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑟 2
Problem (2)

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.
(b) The net force acting upon the object causing this acceleration.

Solution:
𝑣2 62 𝑚
a) 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑎𝑐 = 0.18𝑚 = 50 𝑠2
𝑟
𝑣2
b) 𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑚 = 5 (50) = 250 𝑁
𝑟

Problem (3)

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
(b) The net horizontal force acted upon the child
(c) Compare the above force with the child's weight

Solution:
𝑣2 32 𝑚
a) 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑎𝑐 = =3
𝑟 3 𝑠2
b) 𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑚𝑎𝑐 = 25 (3) = 75 𝑁
 𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 7
c) = = 0.3
𝑊 25 (10)

Problem (4)

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?
(b) Considering the combined mass of the cyclist and cycle to be 120 kg, what
is the net force applied on them?

Solution:
𝑣2 102 𝑚
a) 𝑎𝑐 = = =2
𝑟 50 𝑠2
b) 𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑚𝑎𝑐 = 120 (2) = 240 𝑁

Problem (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.

Solution:

𝑣 2 502 𝑚
𝑎𝑐 = = = 6.25 2
𝑟 400 𝑠
Problem (6)

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?

Solution:

𝑟𝐹𝑐 0.85 (300) 𝑚

𝑣=√ = √ = 11.3
𝑚 2 𝑠

Problem (7)

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.

Solution:

𝑟𝐹 0.85 (1500) 𝑚
𝑣 = √ 𝑚𝑐 = √ = 25.25
2 𝑠
Problem (8)

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.

Solution:

𝑚𝑣 2
𝐹𝑐 − 𝑚𝑔 =
𝑟
𝑚𝑣 2 515 (20)2
𝐹𝑐 = 𝑚𝑔 + = 515 (10) + = 25,750 N
𝑟 10

Problem (9)

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?

Solution:

𝑘𝑚 1000 𝑚 10
1 = = 𝑚/𝑠
ℎ 3600 𝑠 36
10
2160 𝑥 = 600 𝑚/𝑠
36
𝑣2 6002
𝑎𝑐 = = = 72 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑟 5000 𝑚
𝑎𝑐 72
=
𝑔 9.8
𝑎𝑐 = 7.35 𝑔

Problem (10)

A centripetal force FF 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?

Solution:

𝐹2 𝑣2 2 𝑟1 3𝑣1 2 𝑟1 9
= ( ) = ( ) =
𝐹1 𝑣1 𝑟2 𝑣1 4𝑟1 4
𝐹2= 9𝐹
4 1
Problem (11)

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?

Solution:
𝑚
𝑣 = √𝑟𝑎𝑐 = √0.5 (100,000) = 32 𝑠

Problem (12)
A 3 kg rock swings in a circle of radius 5 m. If its constant speed is 8 m/s, what
is the centripetal acceleration?

Solution:
𝑚
𝑣2 (8 𝑠 )2
𝑎𝑐 = = = 12.8 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑟 5𝑚
𝑚
𝐹𝑐 = 𝑚𝑎𝑐 = (3 𝑘𝑔) (12.8 2 ) = 38.4 𝑁
𝑠
Problem (13)

A car negotiates a turn of A car negotiates a turn of radius 80 m. What is the

optimum radius 80 m. What is the optimum banking angle for this curve if the
speed banking angle for this curve if the speed is to be equal to 12 m/s?

Solution:
𝑚
𝑣2 (12 𝑠 )2
𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = = 𝑚
𝑔𝑅 (9. 8 2 )(80 𝑚)
𝑠
𝜃 = 10.40

Problem (14)

A skater moves with A skater moves with 15 m/sin a circle of radius circle of
radius 30 m. The ice exerts a. The ice exerts a central force of central force of
450 N. What is the mass of . What is the mass of the skater?

Solution:
𝐹𝑐 𝑅 (450 𝑁)(30 𝑚)
𝑚= = = 60 kg
𝑣2 (15 𝑚/𝑠)2
Problem (15)

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

Solution:

v2 (2 × 106 )2
ac = = = 109 m/s2
r 0.002

Problem (16)

The wall exerts a The wall exerts a 600 N force on force on an 80 -kg person
moving at person moving at 4 m/son a circular platform. What is the radius of
the circular platform. What is the radius of the circular path? circular path?

Solution:

𝑚𝑣 2 (80 𝑘𝑔)(4 𝑚/𝑠)2

𝑟= = = 2.13 𝑚
𝐹 600 𝑁
Problem (17)

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?

Solution:

𝑚𝑣 2
𝐹𝑐 =
𝑟
𝑚𝑣 2
𝑟=
𝐹𝑐
(500)(100)2
𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛 = = 500 𝑚
10,000
Problem (18)

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.

Solution:

𝑎𝑐 = 5𝑔
v2
= 5𝑔
r
v2
r=
5g
𝑘𝑚 1000 𝑚
(950 ) ( 3600 𝑠 )
r= ℎ
5 (9.8)
r = 1421 𝑚

Problem (19)

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.

Solution:

𝑚𝑣 2
𝑇 − 𝑚𝑔 =
𝑟
2 × 𝑣2
30 − 2(10) =
1.5
10 × 1.5 = 2𝑣 2
𝑣 = 2.8 𝑚/𝑠
Problem (20)

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?

Solution:

𝑟𝑒𝑣 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 ′ 𝑠 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒

1 =
𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 60 𝑠

2π r πr
= =
60 30

πr
1 𝑟𝑝𝑚 = 𝑚/𝑠
30

π(0.08)
2400 𝑟𝑝𝑚 = 2400 𝑥 = 20.1 𝑚/𝑠
30