A model train, with a mass of 6 kg6kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 7 m7m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 1 Hz1Hz to 2 Hz2Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

1 Answer
Nov 18, 2016

The centripetal force applied is F_c=1654.8Fc=1654.8Newtons.

Explanation:

Centripetal force is defined as F_c=mromega^2Fc=mrω2.
Angular acceleration omega= 2piω=2π(change in frequency)
=>omega=2pi(nu_2-nu_1)ω=2π(ν2ν1).
Now the centripetal force becomes
F_c=mr[2pi(nu_2-nu_1)]^2Fc=mr[2π(ν2ν1)]2.
F_c= 4mrpi^2(nu_2-nu_1)^2Fc=4mrπ2(ν2ν1)2
Substituting the given values we get,
F_c= 4(2kg)(7m)(3.14)^2[(2Hz)-(1Hz)]^2Fc=4(2kg)(7m)(3.14)2[(2Hz)(1Hz)]2
:. F_c = 1654.8Newtons.