You whirl a 2.0 kg stone in a horizontal circle about your head. The rope attached to the stone is 1.5 m long. What is the tension in the rope?
Tension for Horizontal Circle:
F = T = m * a = m * v^2 / R
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To find the tension in the rope, we can use the centripetal force formula:
F = (m * v^2) / r
where F is the force, m is the mass of the stone, v is the velocity of the stone, and r is the radius of the circular path (in this case, equal to the length of the rope).
Given:
m = 2.0 kg
r = 1.5 m
To find the velocity of the stone, we need to use the concept of centripetal acceleration:
a = v^2 / r
Rearranging the equation, we have:
v^2 = a * r
We can use the equation:
a = (4π^2 * r) / T^2
Where a is the acceleration, r is the radius, and T is the time period (the time taken for one complete revolution). In this case, T can be calculated as the circumference of the circle divided by the speed of rotation.
Circumference = 2π * r
speed of rotation = circumference / T
So, rearranging these equations:
v = (2π * r) / T
Now, we substitute this value of v^2 in the formula for the force:
F = (m * ((2π * r) / T)^2) / r
F = (m * (4π^2 * r^2) / T^2) / r
F = (4π^2 * m * r) / T^2
Substituting the given values:
F = (4 * 3.14^2 * 2.0 * 1.5) / T^2
F = (4 * 9.86 * 2.0 * 1.5) / T^2
F = (59.16) / T^2
Therefore, the tension in the rope depends on the time period (T), and the value can be calculated once we have the value of T.