A model train, with a mass of #2 kg#, is moving on a circular track with a radius of #8 m#. If the train's rate of revolution changes from #1/2 Hz# to #2/5 Hz#, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?
1 Answer
Feb 25, 2017
Explanation:
Here, the centripetal force is from the tracks keeping the train in a circle.
Finding the velocity from the frequency
Similarly,
Newtons second law
Using the equation for centripetal acceleration
Finding the difference in force
Substituting in values
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