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The velocity of a 4.6 kg particle is given by vector v=(4t{i}+7t^2{j}), where v is in m/s and t is in seconds. At the instant when the net force on the particle has a magnitude of 40 N, what is the angle between the particle's acceleration and the particle's direction of motion? Answer in degrees.
I can't see relationship what the question asking for, so lost!
a = dv/dt = 4 i + 14 t
F = m a
40 = 4.6 sqrt (4^2 + 14^2 t^2)
(40/4.6)^2 = 16 + 196 t^2
solve for t
use that t to get v and a
Then
v dot a = |v||a| cos theta
To find the angle between the particle's acceleration and the particle's direction of motion, you need to determine both the acceleration and the direction of motion at the given instant.
Given that the velocity of the particle is given by the vector v = (4t + 7t^2), we can find the acceleration by taking the derivative of the velocity with respect to time.
Differentiating the velocity function, we get:
a = dv/dt = (d/dt) (4t + 7t^2)
Taking the derivative of each term separately, we have:
a = 4 + 14t
Now that we have the acceleration vector, we need to find the direction of motion. The direction of motion is given by the unit vector in the direction of velocity.
To find the unit vector, we divide the velocity vector by its magnitude:
|v| = √[(4t)^2 + (7t^2)^2]
Now, we can find the angle between the acceleration and the direction of motion using the dot product formula:
cos(theta) = (a . v) / (|a| |v|)
Substituting the values we calculated earlier, we have:
cos(theta) = ((4 + 14t) . (4t + 7t^2)) / ((√(4t)^2 + (7t^2)^2)(4 + 14t))
Now, at the instant when the net force on the particle has a magnitude of 40 N, we have to find the value of t. However, the net force is not given directly in the problem, so we need more information to proceed.
No worries! I can help you understand and solve this problem step by step.
First, let's start by understanding the given information. We are given the velocity vector of the particle as v = (4t)i + (7t^2)j, where i and j are unit vectors in the x and y directions, respectively. The velocity is given in meters per second (m/s), and t is in seconds.
To find the particle's acceleration, we need to take the derivative of the velocity vector with respect to time. So let's differentiate the components of the velocity vector:
dx/dt = 4 (since dt/dt = 1, and the derivative of t with respect to t is 1)
dy/dt = 14t (by applying the power rule of differentiation, where d(t^2)/dt = 2t)
Therefore, the acceleration vector a of the particle is given by a = (dx/dt)i + (dy/dt)j = 4i + 14tj.
Now, let's consider the magnitude of the net force on the particle. We are given that it has a magnitude of 40 N. The magnitude of the net force is related to the acceleration through Newton's second law of motion: F = ma, where F is the force, m is the mass, and a is the acceleration.
Since the magnitude of the net force is given as 40 N, we can equate it to the product of the magnitude of the acceleration (|a|) and the mass (m) of the particle: 40 N = |a| * m.
From the given information, we know the mass of the particle is 4.6 kg. Substituting this value into the equation, we have 40 N = |a| * 4.6 kg.
To find the magnitude of the acceleration, we rearrange the equation to solve for |a|. Dividing both sides of the equation by the mass (4.6 kg), we get:
|a| = 40 N / 4.6 kg = 8.6957 m/s^2 (approx)
Now, we have the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle. The final step is to find the angle between the particle's acceleration and the particle's direction of motion.
To determine this angle, we can use the dot product of the acceleration vector and the velocity vector. The dot product of two vectors is defined as the product of their magnitudes multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
In this case, the dot product (a · v) = |a| * |v| * cos(θ), where |a| is the magnitude of the acceleration vector, |v| is the magnitude of the velocity vector, and θ is the angle between them.
The magnitude of the velocity vector |v| is given by |v| = √((4t)^2 + (7t^2)^2) = √(16t^2 + 49t^4).
Substituting the values, we have:
(a · v) = (8.6957) * √(16t^2 + 49t^4) * cos(θ)
We are interested in finding the angle θ at the instant when the net force on the particle has a magnitude of 40 N. Let's substitute the magnitude of the acceleration |a| = 8.6957 and set the net force magnitude F = 40 N:
40 = (8.6957) * √(16t^2 + 49t^4) * cos(θ)
Now, we can solve this equation for the angle θ. Divide both sides of the equation by (8.6957 * √(16t^2 + 49t^4)), and we get:
cos(θ) = 40 / (8.6957 * √(16t^2 + 49t^4))
To find the angle θ, we can take the inverse cosine (cos^(-1)) of both sides of the equation:
θ = cos^(-1)(40 / (8.6957 * √(16t^2 + 49t^4)))
Now, we have the equation to find the angle θ between the particle's acceleration and the particle's direction of motion at any given instant when the net force has a magnitude of 40 N.
To find the specific value of θ, substitute the value of t at that instant into the equation and calculate cos^(-1) to get the angle in radians. Finally, convert the angle from radians to degrees.
I hope this explanation helps you understand how to approach and solve this problem! Let me know if you have any further questions.