In the playground game of tetherball, a ball tied to a rope circles a pole, wrapping the rope around the pole is it goes. Opponents compete to wrap the ball around the pole in one direction or the other; the game ends when the rope is entirely wrapped around the pole and the ball touches the pole. If you get the ball going around in one direction, as the rope shortens and the ball goes in smaller and smaller circles, the ball goes around with a shorter and shorter period. Explain why this happens.

In the playground game of tetherball, a ball tied to a rope circles a pole, wrapping the rope around the pole is it goes. Opponents compete to wrap the ball around the pole in one direction or the other; the game ends when the rope is entirely wrapped around the pole and the ball touches the pole. If you get the ball going around in one direction, as the rope shortens and the ball goes in smaller and smaller circles, the ball goes around with a shorter and shorter period. Explain why this happens.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

Section5.3: Nonuniform Circular Motion

Problem 5.5QQ: Which of the following is impossible for a car moving in a circular path? Assume that the car is...

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