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A professor swings a rubber stopper in a horizontal circle
Chapter 8, Problem 23DQ(choose chapter or problem)
A professor swings a rubber stopper in a horizontal circle on the end of a string in front of his class. He tells Caroline, in the front row, that he is going to let the string go when the stopper is directly in front of her face. Should Caroline worry?
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QUESTION:
A professor swings a rubber stopper in a horizontal circle on the end of a string in front of his class. He tells Caroline, in the front row, that he is going to let the string go when the stopper is directly in front of her face. Should Caroline worry?
ANSWER:Solution 23DQ Step 1 of 2: While the professor is swinging the rubber in horizontal direction.The Centripetal force acts on the rubber under circular motion, which is directed towards the center. As in figure below