In the figure below, an object, after being released from its circular path, travels the distance OA in the same time it would have moved from O to P on the circle. The speed of the object on and off the circle remains constant at the same value. Suppose that the radius of the circle in the figure below is 3.6 m and the angle è is 29°. What is the distance OA?
1 m
θ=29°=0.5 rad
The angular displacement θ=ω•t=(v/R) •t => t=θ•R/v
OA=v•t=v• θ•R/v= θ•R=0.5•3.6=1.8 m
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To find the distance OA, we can first calculate the length of the arc OP on the circle using the formula for the length of an arc:
Arc length = r * angle
Given that the radius of the circle is 3.6 m and the angle è is 29°:
Arc length = 3.6 m * 29°
Next, we can use the fact that the object travels the same distance OA in the same time it would have moved from O to P on the circle. This means that the distance OA is equal to the length of the arc OP:
Distance OA = Arc length OP = 3.6 m * 29°
Now we can calculate the value:
Distance OA = 3.6 m * 29°
Using a calculator to multiply these values, we find that the distance OA is approximately 1 meter.
To find the distance OA, we need to understand the given information and use some trigonometry.
From the information given, we know that the object after being released from its circular path travels the same distance OA in the same time it would have moved from O to P on the circle. This means that the time taken to travel from O to P is the same as the time taken to travel from A to O.
We also know that the radius of the circle is 3.6 m and the angle è is given as 29°.
To solve for the distance OA, we can use trigonometry. Specifically, we can use the cosine function, which relates the adjacent and hypotenuse sides of a right-angled triangle.
In the right-angled triangle formed by the radius OP and the line segment OA, the angle between them is 29°. The adjacent side is the radius OP, and the hypotenuse is the line segment OA.
Using the cosine function, we have:
cos(29°) = OP / OA
Rearranging the equation, we can solve for OA:
OA = OP / cos(29°)
Substituting the value of the radius OP as 3.6 m, we can calculate the distance OA:
OA = 3.6 m / cos(29°)
Using a scientific calculator or trigonometric tables, find the value of cos(29°) as a decimal or fraction and perform the division to get the value of OA in meters.