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Chapter 3 Problem 11DQ

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Problem 11DQ

In uniform circular motion, how does the acceleration change when the speed is increased by a factor of 3? When the radius is decreased by a factor of 2?

Solution

Solution 11DQ

Step 1 of 3:

  • Centripetal force is the force that is acted on the object in circular motion, which is directed towards the center. As in figure below

Centripetal.jpg

  • For a body in circular motion,the acceleration is centripetal acceleration which is defined as the rate of change of tangential velocity as in figure below

centripetal a.jpg

The expression for the centripetal acceleration() is,

                                 =

Where v and w are the linear and angular velocity of the object and r is the radius.

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

Solved: In uniform circular motion, how does the

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