A car starts from rest on a curve with a radius of 150m and tangential acceleration of 1.0m/s2 .
Through what angle will the car have traveled when the magnitude of its total acceleration is 3.0m/s2 ?
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To find the angle through which the car will have traveled, we need to first find the magnitude of the car's angular acceleration and then use the equation that relates angular acceleration and time to calculate the angle.
1. Calculate the car's angular acceleration:
The tangential acceleration is given as 1.0 m/s^2.
The car's tangential acceleration is related to its angular acceleration as follows:
a_t = r * α
where a_t is the tangential acceleration, r is the radius of the curve, and α is the angular acceleration.
Rearrange the equation to solve for α:
α = a_t / r
α = 1.0 m/s^2 / 150 m
α = 0.00667 rad/s^2 (rounded to four decimal places)
2. Calculate the time taken for the car to reach an acceleration of 3.0 m/s^2:
The total acceleration of the car is given as 3.0 m/s^2.
The total acceleration can be found using the following equation:
a_total = √(a_t^2 + a_c^2)
where a_c is the centripetal acceleration.
Rearrange the equation to solve for a_c:
a_c = √(a_total^2 - a_t^2)
a_c = √(3.0 m/s^2)^2 - (1.0 m/s^2)^2)
a_c = √8.0 m^2/s^4
a_c ≈ 2.83 m/s^2
Since the centripetal acceleration is related to the angular acceleration as follows:
a_c = r * ω^2
where ω is the angular velocity.
Rearrange the equation to solve for ω:
ω = √(a_c / r)
ω = √(2.83 m/s^2 / 150 m)
ω ≈ 0.0244 rad/s (rounded to four decimal places)
Now, we can calculate the time taken to achieve this angular velocity using the equation:
ω = α * t
Rearrange the equation to solve for t:
t = ω / α
t = 0.0244 rad/s / 0.00667 rad/s^2
t ≈ 3.66 s (rounded to two decimal places)
3. Calculate the angle through which the car will have traveled:
The angle can be calculated using the equation:
θ = ω_initial * t + (1/2) * α * t^2
where ω_initial is the initial angular velocity (which is 0 since the car starts from rest), and t is the time calculated in step 2.
θ = (1/2) * α * t^2
θ = (1/2) * 0.00667 rad/s^2 * (3.66 s)^2
θ ≈ 0.0459 radians (rounded to four decimal places)
Therefore, the car will have traveled approximately 0.0459 radians (or about 2.63 degrees) when the magnitude of its total acceleration is 3.0 m/s^2.