Answered: A race car goes around a level,…

A race car goes around a level, circular track with a radius of 22 meters at a constant speed of 39.6 m/s. (a) What is the car's centripetal acceleration?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.2: Circular Motion

Problem 13PP

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: A 1,068kg truck drives along a circular round-a-bout with a radius of 49 m at a constant speed of 17…

A: Given data: Mass (m) = 1,068 kg Radius (r) = 49 m Speed (v) = 17 m/s

Q: What is the speed of a car moving around a circle of radius 20m if its acceleration is 5m/s^2?

A: Radius of the circle is R = 20 m Centripetal acceleration of the car is ac = 5 m/s2

Q: How much centripetal force (in N) is required to keep an object with mass 2.5kg moving uniformly in…

A: Given: The mass of the object is 2.5 kg. The radius of the circle is 0.33m. The linear speed is 1.7…

Q: Mr. Muscedere is taking a turn with radius r at a speed v. If he maintains the same speed but takes…

A: we know that centripetal expression = v2 / r V = instant velocity r = radius

Q: You are driving a car with a mass 1700 kg at a speed of 25 m/s around a curve of radius 20 m. What…

A: mass (m) = 1700 kg speed (v) = 25 m/s radius (r) =20 m

Q: A 2500 kg car enters a curve with a radius of 45 m. If the car is moving at a speed of 35 m/s, what…

A: centripetal force F = mv2r

Q: A ship makes a180-degree turn in 10 minutes having a tactical diameter of 0.96 mile, what is its…

A: Given A ship makes a180-degree turn in 10 minutes having a tactical diameter of 0.96 mile, what…

Q: When an object travels in uniform circular motion, what is the angle between its velocity and its…

A: When an object moves along a circular path, it is called the circular motion of the object. When an…

Q: To keep a constant centripetal acceleration, how much should the radius change if the velocity is…

Q: Give an everyday example of circular motion for which the centripetal acceleration is mostly or…

Q: What is the centripetal acceleration of a track athlete that rounds the corner of a curve with a…

Q: A child sits on the edge of a spinning merry-go-round that has a radius of 2.8 m. The child's speed…

A: Given data: Radius of the marry – go -round, r=2.8 m Speed of the child, v=5 m/s

Q: A centripetal force of 36.1N is exerted in a 2.5kg sphere causing it to rotate uniformly on a…

A: The centripetal force on the sphere, F=36.1 N The mass of the sphere, m = 2.5 kg The radius of the…

Q: boy rides a small car at a speed of 12 km / hr along a circular path with radius of 3.5 m. Wat is…

A: boy rides a small car at a speed of 12 km / hr along a circular path with radius of 3.5 m.

Q: A hiker is located on top of Mt. Everest which is at 8, 848 m from sea level. Assuming that the…

Q: A car, with mass m, is racing around a circular track with some velocity v. If the car suddenly had…

A: Centripital acceleration a1= mv2/r If mass m=3m Velocity v=2v

Q: Calculate the centripetal acceleration for an object on the surface of radius 4000 km and, and the…

Q: A car travels at a constant speed around a circular track whose radius is 3 km. The car goes once…

Q: An airplane with a mass of 3400 kg completes a horizontal arc with a radius of 36 m at a speed of 52…

A: Given data: The mass of the airplane, m=3400 kg. The radius of the arc, r=36 m. The speed of the…

Q: A 3500 g car enters a curve with a radius of 45 cm. If the car is moving at a speed of 25 m/s, what…

A: Centripetal force =mv2R

Q: an object has a radius R and a velocity V and a mass M. What happens to centripetal acceleration…

Q: A pilot is flying a small plane at 56.6 m/s in a circular path with a radius of 188.5 m. The…

Q: The moon revolves around the Earth in a circular orbit with a radius of 3.84×108 ?.?? ????? 27.3…

Q: A medical saw is rotating at a constant rate of 15 rev per/second. If it has a radius of 12 cm. what…

A: To find the centripetal acceleration Given : radius = 12 cm = 0.12 m Rotating at a constant rate of…

Q: A satellite is placed in a circular orbit to observe the surface of Mars from an altitude of 144 km.…

Q: A child sits on the edge of a spinning merry-go-round that has a radius of 1.8 m. The child's speed…

Q: How much centripetal force is needed to make a body of 0.5 kg to move in a circle of radius 50 cm…

A: Given: The mass of the object is 0.5 kg. The radius of the circle is 50 cm. The speed of the object…

Q: A hawk flies in a horizontal arc of radius 13.8 m at a constant speed 3.20 m/s.

Q: A yoyo is spined in a horizontal circle 1.5m in radius at a rate of 1 revolution every 2 seconds.…

Q: What is the magnitude of the car's centripetal acceleration when the car is at the top of the loop?…

A: The centripetal acceleration is defined as when the body moves in the circular path and changes its…

Q: A child sits on the age of a spinning merry-go-round that has a radius of 1.5 m. The child’s speed…

A: Given, Speed of child, v = 2 m/s Radius, r = 1.5 m

Q: What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of a bicycle that is traveling at a speed of…

Q: If a 5-kg stone is orbiting at 4 m/s in circular motion with the diameter of 5.6 m. What is the…

A: If an object of mass M is orbiting at a velocity of magnitude v in a circular motion with a radius…

Q: A moon travels around an unknown planet. If the period of the orbit is 1 day, and the radius of the…

Q: How much force is required to keep a car on a circular turn of radius 100.8 m if it is traveling at…

Q: What is the centripetal acceleration of a plane traveling at 275 m/s around a circle of 5 km (5000…

A: Given: The speed of the object is 275 m/s. The radius of the path is 5000 m.

Q: A child sits on the edge of a spinning merry-go-round that has a radius of 2.6 m. The child's speed…

A: GIven, the radius of the circular path along which the child is spinning in the merry-go-around, R =…

Q: A pilot is flying a small plane at 56.6 m/s in a circular path with a radius of 188.5 m. The…

A: The centripetal force is the radially inward force that balances the radially outward centrifugal…

Q: What is the tangential velocity of a train moving in a circular track with radius of 9.72m if its…

A: Given: circular track radius r = 9.72 m Centripetal acceleration ac = 37 m/s2

Q: If the standing astronaut moves with a speed of 3.1 m/s at a distance of 3.2 m from the center of…

A: Given data: Speed (v) = 3.1 m/s Radius (r) = 3.2 m Required: Centripetal acceleration (ac) as a…

Q: What is the centripetal acceleration of a plane traveling at 275 m/s around a circle of 5 m(5000m) ?

A: Given in quesion: Speed(v) = 275 m/s Radius(R) = 5000 m To find -…

Q: A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal…

A: radius = 9.5 m Centripetal acceleration = g a = 9.8 m/s2 Using formula for centripetal acceleration…

Q: A runner taking part in the 200-m dash must run around the end of a track that has a circular arc…

A: Given: A runner taking part in the 200-m dash must run around the end of a track that has a circular…

Q: How much centripetal force is needed to keep a 0.20 kg ball on a 1.61 m string moving in a circular…

A: We know thatFc=mv2rWhereFc=centripetal forcem=mass of objectv=velocity of objectr=radius of circular…

Q: An airplane flies in a horizontal circle of radius 500 m at a speed of 150 m/s. If the plane were to…

Q: An object is swung in a horizontal circle. If it starts at position zero (0 rad), has an…

Concept explainers

Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.

Question

A race car goes around a level, circular track with a radius of 22 meters at a constant speed of 39.6 m/s.
(a) What is the car's centripetal acceleration?

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

Step 2

Part (a)

Step 4

Step 5

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps with 5 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

A runner taking part in the 200-m dash must run around the end of a track that has a circular arc with a radius of curvature of 30.0 m. The runner starts the race at a constant speed. If she completes the 200-m dash in 23.2s and rum at constant speed throughout the race, what is her centripetal acceleration as she runs the curved portion of the track?
A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal circular path the riders follow has an 8.00-m radius, at how many revolutions per minute are the riders subjected to a centripetal acceleration equal to that of gravity?
Which of the following is impossible for a car moving in a circular path? Assume that the car is never at rest. (a) The car has tangential acceleration but no centripetal acceleration. (b) The car has centripetal acceleration but no tangential acceleration. (c) The car has both centripetal acceleration and tangential acceleration.
A door in a hospital has a pneumatic closer that pulls the door shut such that the doorknob moves with constant speed over most of its path. In this part of its motion, (a) does the doorknob experience a centripetal acceleration? (b) Does it experience a tangential acceleration?
An airplane flies in a horizontal circle of radius 500 m at a speed of 150 m/s. If the plane were to fly in the same 1000 m circle at a speed of 300 m/s, by what factor would its centripetal acceleration change?
If a 5-kg stone is orbiting at 4 m/s in circular motion with the diameter of 5.6 m. What is the magnitude centripetal acceleration?
A car, with mass m, is racing around a circular track with some velocity v. If the car suddenly had its mass tripled and velocity doubled, what would happen to the centripetal acceleration needed for the car to conitnue circular motion?
A ball on a string goes in a circle with a constant speed of 19.0m/s. If the radius of the circle is 1.4m, what is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration?
A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying-saucer-shaped vehicle. If the horizontal circular path the riders follow has a radius of 7.5 m, at how many revolutions per minute will the riders be subjected to a centripetal acceleration 1.6 times that due to gravity?
How fast are you going if you are in a car that has a mass of 3000kg and experiencing uniform circular motion created by a centripetal force of 65000N, if the radius of the circle is 10m?
what is the average centripetal acceleration of a car traveling at 20 meters/second on a circular track that has a radius of 50 meters?
A 85 kg skateboarder travels around a circular ramp with a radius of 11.7 m at a constant speed of 3.3 m/s. The centripetal acceleration is ?