A model train, with a mass of 8 kg8kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 1 m1m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 2/5 Hz25Hz to 5/6 Hz56Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

1 Answer
May 7, 2017

The centripetal force changes by =14.8N=14.8N

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

F=mr omega^2F=mrω2

mass is m=8kgm=8kg

radius r=1mr=1m

Delta omega=(5/6-2/5)*2pi=(13/30pi)rads^-1

The variation in centripetal force is

DeltaF=mr(Delta omega)^2

=8*1*(13/30pi)^2

=14.8N