A girls sits on a tire that is attached to an overhanging tree limb by a rope. The girl's father pushes her so that her centripetal acceleartion is 3.8 m/s2. If the length of the rope is 3.3 m,
a) what is the girl's tangential speed?
b) If the magnitude of the force that maintains her circular motion is 88 N, what is the girl's mass?
How long does he push her? What is her anglular position when the pushing starts?
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To find the girl's tangential speed, we can use the equation:
v = r * ω
Where v is the tangential speed, r is the length of the rope, and ω is the angular velocity.
a) Find the angular velocity:
ω = √(a / r)
ω = √(3.8 m/s^2 / 3.3 m)
ω ≈ 1.133 rad/s
b) To find the girl's mass, we can use the equation:
F = m * a
Where F is the force, m is the mass, and a is the centripetal acceleration.
Rearrange the equation to solve for mass:
m = F / a
m = 88 N / 3.8 m/s^2
m ≈ 23.16 kg
Therefore,
a) The girl's tangential speed is approximately 3.697 m/s.
b) The girl's mass is approximately 23.16 kg.
To find the answers to these questions, we can use the formulas for centripetal acceleration and centripetal force.
a) Tangential speed is the speed at which an object moves along its circular path. We can find this using the formula:
Tangential speed = Radius x Angular speed
Since we are given the centripetal acceleration and the length of the rope, we first find the angular speed:
Centripetal acceleration = (Radius x Angular speed squared)
Rearranging the formula, we get:
Angular speed = √(Centripetal acceleration / Radius)
Plugging in the values, we can find the angular speed:
Angular speed = √(3.8 m/s^2 / 3.3 m)
Now, we can find the tangential speed using the formula mentioned earlier:
Tangential speed = 3.3 m x (√(3.8 m/s^2 / 3.3 m))
Simplifying this expression, we can calculate the tangential speed.
b) The magnitude of the force that maintains circular motion is equal to the centripetal force, which can be calculated using the formula:
Centripetal force = (Mass x Centripetal acceleration)
Rearranging the formula, we get:
Mass = (Centripetal force / Centripetal acceleration)
Using the given centripetal force and centripetal acceleration, we can calculate the mass of the girl.