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Worksheet 7.2: Centripetal Force


Problems
Problem 1: In the “rotor ride” to the right, the boy upside down has a
mass of 55 kg. The boy is 10 m from the center of the circle, and his
tangential speed is 17 m/s. Determine the magnitude and direction of
each force acting on him.

Determine the magnitude and direction of each force acting on him.

Show work:
Free-Body Diagram:

Answer: Ans. FN=1598.5N; Fg=539.55N; Ff=539.55N


Problem 2: A woman flying aerobatics executes a maneuver as illustrated here:

Free Body Diagram:

a. Determine the value of the b. Solve for Fg and FN c. Does the woman feel lighter
net force acting on the woman or heavier than normal at this
flying the airplane when at the position? .
top of the loop. Hint: What force dictates
how “heavy” you feel?

Show your work: Show your work:

Answer: Fnet=611.5N Answer: Fg=539.55 N;


FN=71.95N
Problem 3: A 45 kg boy sits on the edge of merry-go-round, between the hand holds (1.5 m from the
center of the circle). He makes a revolution every 1.2 s.

a. Calculate his angular speed: b. Calculate his linear speed:

Show Work: Show Work:

Answer: ω=5.2 rad/s Answer: v=7.9m/s

c. If the maximum friction between the boy’s


shoes and the surface of the ride is 1000 N,
calculate how much force the boy has to be
able to brace himself with in order to stay on
the ride.

Answer: Fa=872.3N

Problem 4: Below is a picture of a popular loop-the-loop amusement park ride. The car and riders
are initially pulled up the incline on the left. The car is then released, gaining enough speed as it goes
down the incline to successfully traverse the entire course. (Hint: at the very top, the passengers will
feel completely weightless).

What must be the minimum speed of the car at the top of the loop to
ensure that it would not fall off of the track?

Show work:

Answer: v = 7 m/s

For the following problems, treat the hills as portions of circular


paths, as indicated by the dotted lines.
Problem 5: At what minimum constant speed would the 80 kg driver, in the car pictured on the
right have to be traveling in order to feel “weightless” as he drives over a hill with a radius of
curvature of 30 meters at a constant velocity?

Show work:

Answer: v=17.16 m/s

Problem 6: Now consider the picture on the right


representing a car travelling at constant speed at the
bottom of the hill of radius 20 m. An acceleration of
more than 10 * the free-fall acceleration (“g”= 9.8
m/s2) is considered dangerous.

a. If the 70 kg driver of the car is b. How fast is the person travelling at that
experiencing a normal force of 6,000 N at point?
the bottom of the hill, will she be okay?

Show work: Show work:

Answer: ac=7.7g Answer: v=38.96 m/s

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