A model train, with a mass of $4 kg$ , is moving on a circular track with a radius of $4 m$ . If the train's rate of revolution changes from $1/9 Hz$ to $1/3 Hz$ , by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-03T06:49:11

The change in centripetal force is $=62.38N$

The centripetal force is

$F=(mv^2)/r=mromega^2N$

The mass of the train, $m=(4)kg$

The radius of the track, $r=(4)m$

The frequencies are

$f_1=(1/9)Hz$

$f_2=(1/3)Hz$

The angular velocity is $omega=2pif$

The variation in centripetal force is

$DeltaF=F_2-F_1$

$F_1=mromega_1^2=mr*(2pif_1)^2=4*4*(2pi*1/9)^2=7.80N$

$F_2=mromega_2^2=mr*(2pif_2)^2=4*4*(2pi*1/3)^2=70.18N$

$DeltaF=F_2-F_1=70.18-7.80=62.38N$

A model train, with a mass of 4 kg4 kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 4 m4 m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 1/9 Hz1/9 Hz to 1/3 Hz1/3 Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?