Researchers studying the Great Pacific Garbage Patch release custom floating sensor packages to track the motion of microplastics around the Hawaiian Islands. Assume that each sensor tracks a circular path at a constant speed. Be mindful of the measurement units. A sensor deployed in the North Pacific takes a period of 45.0 days to complete one circular round trip, moving with a constant speed of 1.10m/s. a) Solve for the radius of the circular path that the North Pacific sensor tracks. b) Solve for the magnitude of the acceleration. Another sensor deployed in the South Pacific measures a constant speed of 1.30 m/s, and a constant acceleration of 2.30x10 6 m/s². c) Solve for the radius of the circular path that the South Pacific sensor tracks.

Researchers studying the Great Pacific Garbage Patch release custom floating sensor packages to track the motion of microplastics around the Hawaiian Islands. Assume that each sensor tracks a circular path at a constant speed. Be mindful of the measurement units. A sensor deployed in the North Pacific takes a period of 45.0 days to complete one circular round trip, moving with a constant speed of 1.10m/s. a) Solve for the radius of the circular path that the North Pacific sensor tracks. b) Solve for the magnitude of the acceleration. Another sensor deployed in the South Pacific measures a constant speed of 1.30 m/s, and a constant acceleration of 2.30x10 6 m/s². c) Solve for the radius of the circular path that the South Pacific sensor tracks.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter4: Two-and-three Dimensional Motion

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