At time t1 = 2.00 s, the acceleration of a particle in counterclockwise circular motion is (6.00 m/s2) i^+ (4.00 m/s2) j^. It moves at constant speed. At time t2 = 5.00 s, its acceleration is (4.00 m/s2) i^+ (-6.00 m/s2) j^. What is the radius of the path taken by the particle?
To find the radius of the path taken by the particle, we need to use the centripetal acceleration formula.
The centripetal acceleration (a_c) is given by the formula:
a_c = (v^2) / r
Where:
- v is the velocity of the particle
- r is the radius of the circular path
In this case, since the particle is moving at a constant speed, the magnitude of its velocity (v) remains the same throughout the motion. Therefore, the magnitudes of acceleration and centripetal acceleration will also be the same.
At time t1 = 2.00 s, the acceleration is given as (6.00 m/s^2) i^ + (4.00 m/s^2) j^. To find the magnitude of the acceleration, we can use the Pythagorean theorem:
|a1| = sqrt((6.00 m/s^2)^2 + (4.00 m/s^2)^2)
= sqrt(36.00 m^2/s^4 + 16.00 m^2/s^4)
= sqrt(52.00 m^2/s^4)
= 7.211 m/s^2
So, at time t1, the magnitude of the acceleration is 7.211 m/s^2.
Using the centripetal acceleration formula:
7.211 m/s^2 = (v^2) / r
Since the speed is constant, the magnitude of velocity remains the same at time t1 and t2. Therefore, we can equate the magnitudes of the acceleration at t1 and t2:
7.211 m/s^2 = (v1^2) / r1 = (v2^2) / r2
At time t2 = 5.00 s, the acceleration is given as (4.00 m/s^2) i^ + (-6.00 m/s^2) j^. Again, we can find the magnitude of the acceleration:
|a2| = sqrt((4.00 m/s^2)^2 + (-6.00 m/s^2)^2)
= sqrt(16.00 m^2/s^4 + 36.00 m^2/s^4)
= sqrt(52.00 m^2/s^4)
= 7.211 m/s^2
Therefore, |a2| = 7.211 m/s^2.
Now, we can write the equation for the magnitudes of the acceleration at t1 and t2:
7.211 m/s^2 = (v1^2) / r1 = (v2^2) / r2
Since the magnitudes of the velocities are the same (v1 = v2), we can set the left-hand sides of the equations equal to each other:
(v1^2) / r1 = (v2^2) / r2
(v1^2) = (v2^2) * (r1 / r2)
Simplifying further:
r2 / r1 = (v1^2) / (v2^2)
r2 = r1 * (v1^2) / (v2^2)
Now, we can calculate the radius by substituting the values:
r2 = r1 * (7.211 m/s^2)^2 / (7.211 m/s^2)^2
= r1
Therefore, the radius of the path taken by the particle is equal to the radius at time t1. Unfortunately, the given information does not include the radius value, so we cannot determine the radius using the given data.
To find the radius of the path taken by the particle, we can use the formula for acceleration in circular motion:
a = (v^2) / r
Where:
a = Acceleration
v = Velocity
r = Radius of the circular path
Since the particle is moving at constant speed, its velocity remains constant. Therefore, the magnitude of the velocity can be calculated using the acceleration vector at either t1 or t2.
|v| = √(v_x^2 + v_y^2)
At t1:
|v| = √((6.00 m/s^2)^2 + (4.00 m/s^2)^2)
|v| = √(36 m^2/s^4 + 16 m^2/s^4)
|v| = √52 m^2/s^4
|v| = 7.21 m/s (approx.)
Now, we can substitute the values of acceleration and velocity into the formula to find the radius:
a = (v^2) / r
Using the values at t1:
(6.00 m/s^2) i^ + (4.00 m/s^2) j^ = [(7.21 m/s)^2] / r
Simplifying:
(36 m/s^2) i^ + (16 m/s^2) j^ = 51.92 m^2/s^2 / r
Comparing the components:
36 m/s^2 = 51.92 m^2/s^2 / r
16 m/s^2 = 0 m^2/s^2 (since the j^ component is not present in the equation at t1)
Solving for r, the radius:
r = 51.92 m^2/s^2 / 36 m/s^2
r = 1.44 m
Therefore, the radius of the path taken by the particle is approximately 1.44 meters.
The magnitude of acceleration is constant, and the direction is towards the center.
So you are given two values of acceleration in directions which intersect at the center of rotation.
mag acceleration= sqrt(36+16)=sqrt(52)
The next step is to find the displacement between these two times.
theta=Mag acceleration * time^2 * 1/2
theta= sqrt52 * 9*2 radians
so ang velocity= w= theta/time=
= you do it.
Finally,
a=w*r or r=a/w= sqrt52/w and you have it.
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