An object with a mass of 8 kg is revolving around a point at a distance of 14 m. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of 7 Hz, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

1 Answer
Dec 4, 2017

The centripetal force is =216.7kN

Explanation:

The mass of the object is m=8kg

The radius is r=14m

The frequency is f=7Hz

The angular velocity is omega =2*pi*f=2*pi*7=14pi rads^-1

The centripetal force is

F=mromega^2=8*14*(14pi)^2=216656.6N