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Fc=mv2/r
ac=v2/r
Fc=42mr/T2 ac=42r/T2
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CentripetalForceProblemTypes:
1.RockonaStringFc=T(Tension)
2.Moon&PlanetFc=FG(Gravitational
Force)

ac

Fc

v1

v2

3.CaronaCurveFc=f(Friction)
4.*DeflectedIonBeamFc=FEand/orFB

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A28gramrubberstopperisattachedtoa
stringandwhirledclockwiseinahorizontal
circlewitharadiusof0.80meter.The
diagrambelowrepresentsthemotionofthe
rubberstopper.Thestoppermaintainsa
constantspeedof2.5meterspersecond.

vtan

ac

Fc

1.Onthediagram,drawanarrowshowingthe
directionofthecentripetalforceactingonthe
stopperwhenitisatthepositionshown.
2.Calculatethemagnitudeofthecentripetal
accelerationofthestopper.[Showallwork,
includingtheequationandsubstitutionwithunits.]

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3.Astudentonanamusementparkridemovesinacircularpathwitharadiusof
3.5metersonceevery8.9seconds.Thestudentmovesatanaveragespeedof
1. 0.39m/s
2. 1.2m/s
3. 2.5m/s
4. 4.3m/s

4.Astoneontheendofastringiswhirled
clockwiseatconstantspeedinahorizontal
circleasshowninthediagram.
Whichpairofarrowsbestrepresentsthe
directionsofthestonesvelocity,v,and
acceleration,a,atthepositionshown?

Fc

ac

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5.ThecentripetalforceactingonthespaceshuttleasitorbitsEarthisequaltothe
shuttles
1. inertia
2. momentum
3. velocity
4. weight

6.Themagnitudeofthecentripetalforceactingonanobjecttravelinginahorizontal,
circularpathwilldecreaseifthe
1. radiusofthepathisincreased
2. massoftheobjectisincreased
3. directionofmotionoftheobjectisreversed
4. speedoftheobjectisincreased

Thelargertheradius,
thelessrequiredforce

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Baseyouranswertothisquestionontheinformationbelow.
Inanexperiment,a0.028kilogramrubberstopperisattachedtooneendofa
string.Astudentwhirlsthestopperoverheadinahorizontalcirclewitharadius
of1.0meter.Thestoppercompletes10revolutionsin10seconds.

7.Calculatethemagnitudeofthe
centripetalforceonthewhirlingstopper.

Vtan
Fc

ac

8.Determinethespeedofthewhirling
stopper.

1rev=1goaround

Period,T=timepergoaround

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9.Thediagrambelowrepresentsamass,m,
beingswungclockwiseatconstantspeedina
horizontalcircle.Attheinstantshown,the
centripetalforceactingonmassmisdirected
towardpoint
1. A
2. B
3. CFcandacalwayspointtowards
center
4. DDirectionofTangentialvelocity

Fc

ac

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10.Baseyouranswertothequestionontheinformationbelow.
Agocarttravelsaroundaflat,horizontal,circulartrackwitharadiusof25
meters.Themassofthegocartwiththerideris200.kilograms.Themagnitude
ofthemaximumcentripetalforceexertedbythetrackonthegocartis1200
newtons.

Whichchangewouldincreasethemaximumspeedatwhichthegocartcould
travelwithoutslidingoffthistrack?
1. Decreasethecoefficientoffrictionbetweenthegocartandthetrack.
2. Decreasetheradiusofthetrack.(requiresmoreforceorlessspeed)
3. Increasetheradiusofthetrack.(requireslessforceallowsmorespeed)
4. Increasethemassofthegocart.(requiresmoreforceorlessspeed)

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11.Acartravelsatconstantspeedarounda
sectionofhorizontal,circulartrack.Which
diagrambelowcorrectlyrepresentsthedirection
ofthecentripetalaccelerationofthecarwhenit
isatpointP?
Fcandacalwayspointtocenter
12.CentripetalforceFcactsonacargoingarounda
curve.Ifthespeedofthecarweretwiceasgreat,the
magnitudeofthecentripetalforcenecessarytokeep
thecarmovinginthesamepathwouldbe:
1. Fc
2. 2Fc
(holdm&r)
3. Fc/2
4. 4Fc

Forcevariesasv2.Ifyou
doublethespeed,you
quadrupletherequired
forcetoholdtheturn.

13.Whichgraphbestrepresentstherelationshipbetweenthemagnitudeofthe
centripetalaccelerationandthespeedofanobjectmovinginacircleofconstant
radius?

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14.A1750kilogramcartravelsataconstantspeedof15.0meterspersecond
aroundahorizontal,circulartrackwitharadiusof45.0meters.Themagnitude
ofthecentripetalforceactingonthecaris
1. 5.00N
2. 583N
3. 8750N
4. 3.94105N

15.Acarroundsahorizontalcurveof
constantradiusataconstantspeed.Which
diagrambestrepresentsthedirectionsof
boththecarsvelocity,v,and
acceleration,a?

16.Acarmoveswithaconstantspeed
inaclockwisedirectionarounda
circularpathofradiusr,asrepresented
inthediagram.Whenthecarisinthe
positionshown,itsaccelerationis
directedtowardthe
1. north
2. west
3. south
4. east

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Fc

ac

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17.Aballattachedtoastringis
movedatconstantspeedina
horizontalcircularpath.Atargetis
locatednearthepathoftheballas
showninthediagram.
Atwhichpointalongtheballspath
shouldthestringbereleased,ifthe
ballistohitthetarget?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

18.Inthediagram,acarttravels
clockwiseatconstantspeedina
horizontalcircle.Attheposition
showninthediagram,whicharrow
indicatesthedirectionofthe
centripetalaccelerationofthecart?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Vtan

Vtan
Fc

Vtan

ac

Vtan

Vtan

ac
Fc

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19.Thediagrambelowshowsa5.0
kilogrambucketofwaterbeingswungin
ahorizontalcircleof0.70meterradius
ataconstantspeedof2.0metersper
second.

ac

Fc

Themagnitudeofthecentripetalforceon
thebucketofwaterisapproximately
1. 5.7N
2. 14N
3. 29N
4. 200N

20.A1.0103kilogramcartravels
ataconstantspeedof20.meters
persecondaroundahorizontal
circulartrack.Whichdiagram
correctlyrepresentsthedirectionof
thecarsvelocity(v)andthe
directionofthecentripetalforce(Fc)
actingonthecaratoneparticular
moment?

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Baseyouranswertothequestionon
theinformationanddiagram.
Inanexperiment,arubberstopper
isattachedtooneendofastring
thatispassedthroughaplastictube
beforeweightsareattachedtothe
otherend.Thestopperiswhirledin
ahorizontalcircularpathat
constantspeed.

21.Therubberstopperisnow
whirledinaverticalcircleatthe
samespeed.Whichofthefollowing
diagramsbestrepresentsvectorsto
indicatethedirectionoftheweight
(Fg)andthedirectionofthe
centripetalforce(Fc)attheposition
shown?

Theweightofthehangingobject
providestheTensionwhichisthe
centripetalforce.Fg=Fc.

ac

Vtan

22.Whichoneofthefollowingmeasurementswouldnotneedtobetakento
showthatthemagnitudeofthecentripetalforceisequaltothebalancing
weights?[Neglectfriction.]
1. themassofthestopper
2. theradiusofthepath
3. theforceoftheweights(thisiscalculatedbasedonformula)
4. thelengthofthestringused
23.Whatwouldhappentotheradiusofthecircleifthestudentwhirlsthestopperat
agreaterspeedwithoutchangingthebalancingweights?
1. Theradiuswouldincrease.
2. Theradiuswoulddecrease.
3. Theradiuswouldremainthesame.

24.Asviewedfromthetop,which
ofthefollowingbestrepresentsthe
pathoftherubberstopperifthe
stringbreaksatthepositionshown?
1. path1
2. path2
3. path3
4. path4

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25.Thediagrambelowrepresentsa0.40
kilogramstoneattachedtoastring.The
stoneismovingataconstantspeedof4.0
meterspersecondinahorizontalcircle
havingaradiusof0.80meter.
Themagnitudeofthecentripetalacceleration
ofthestoneis
1. 0.0m/s2
ac=v2/r=42/.8=20m/s2
2. 2.0m/s2
Fc=mv2/r=.4*42/.8=8N
3. 5.0m/s2
4. 20.m/s2

Baseyouransweronthediagramandinformation
below.
Thediagramshowsastudentseatedonarotating
circularplatform,holdinga2.0kilogramblockwith
aspringscale.Theblockis1.2metersfromthe
centeroftheplatform.Theblockhasaconstant
speedof8.0meterspersecond.[Frictionalforces
ontheblockarenegligible.]
26.Thereadingonthespringscaleisapproximately
1. 20.N
2. 53N
3. 110N
4. 130N Fc=mv2/r=2*82/1.2=106N
27.Whichstatementbestdescribestheblocks
movementastheplatformrotates?
1. Itsvelocityisdirectedtangenttothe
circularpath,withaninwardacceleration.
2. Itsvelocityisdirectedtangenttothecircular
path,withanoutwardacceleration.
3. Itsvelocityisdirectedperpendiculartothe
circularpath,withaninwardacceleration.
4. Itsvelocityisdirectedperpendiculartothe
circularpath,withanoutwardacceleration.

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Anathleteinahammerthroweventswingsa7.0
kilogramhammerinahorizontalcircleata
constantspeedof12meterspersecond.The
radiusofthehammer'spathis2.0meters.

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ac
Fc

28.Ifthehammerisreleasedatthepositionshown,itwill
traveltowardpoint
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
29.Whatisthemagnitudeofthecentripetalacceleration
ofthehammer?
1. 6.0m/s2
ac=v2/r=122/2=72m/s2
2. 24m/s2
3. 72m/s2
Fc=mv2/r=7*122/2=504N
2
4. 500m/s
30.Atthepositionshown,thecentripetalforceactingon
thehammerisdirectedtowardpoint
1. ACentripetalForcealwayspointstocenter
2. B
3. C
4. D

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