A bob of mass = 0.250 is suspended from a fixed point with a massless string of length = 23.0 . You will investigate the motion in which the string traces a conical surface with half-angle = 25.0.
What tangential speed must the bob have so that it moves in a horizontal circle with the string making an angle 25.0 with the vertical?
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To find the tangential speed required for the bob to move in a horizontal circle with the given parameters, you need to consider the forces acting on the bob.
1. Start by drawing a free-body diagram of the bob when it is at the highest point in the circular motion. The weight of the bob acts downward, and it can be resolved into two components: the tension force in the string acting radially inward and the vertical component of the weight.
2. The vertical component of the weight is given by W_vertical = mg * cos(θ), where θ is the angle the string makes with the vertical. In this case, θ = 25.0 degrees.
3. At the highest point, the centrifugal force, which acts radially outward, is balanced by the radial component of the tension force.
4. The radial component of the tension force can be found as T_radial = mg * sin(θ), where θ is the angle the string makes with the vertical. Again, in this case, θ = 25.0 degrees.
5. The centrifugal force, which acts radially outward, is given by F_centrifugal = mw^2 / r, where m is the mass of the bob, w is the angular speed of the bob, and r is the radius of the circular path (which is equal to the length of the string).
6. The tangential speed of the bob can be found by multiplying the angular speed (w) with the radius (r), i.e., v = w * r.
7. Equating the radial component of the tension force (T_radial) to the centrifugal force (F_centrifugal) gives the equation mg * sin(θ) = mw^2 / r.
8. Substitute v = wr into the equation to get mg * sin(θ) = mv^2 / r.
Now, you can solve the equation for the tangential speed v.
1. Rearrange the equation to isolate v: v^2 = g * r * sin(θ).
2. Plug in the given values: g = 9.8 m/s^2 (acceleration due to gravity), r = 23.0 m (length of the string), and θ = 25.0 degrees.
3. Convert θ to radians: θ_radians = θ * π / 180.
4. Substitute the values into the equation: v^2 = (9.8 m/s^2) * (23.0 m) * sin(25.0°).
5. Calculate the value of v^2 using a calculator or computer software: v^2 ≈ 76.18 m^2/s^2.
6. Take the square root of both sides to find the value of v: v ≈ 8.73 m/s.
Therefore, the tangential speed that the bob must have in order to move in a horizontal circle with the string making an angle of 25.0 degrees with the vertical is approximately 8.73 m/s.