An object with a mass of #4 kg# is revolving around a point at a distance of #5 m#. If the object is revolving at a rate of #3 Hz#, what is the centripetal force on the object?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T09:24:56

The centripetal force is #=7106.1N#

The centripetal force is

#F=mromega^2#

The mass of the object is #m=4kg#

The radius of the circle is #r=5m#

The frequency is #f=3Hz#

The angular velocity is #omega=2pif=2*pi*3=6pirads^-1#

The centripetal force is

#F=4*5*(6pi)^2=7106.1N#