A model train, with a mass of 4 kg4kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 5 m5m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 1/9 Hz19Hz to 1/5 Hz15Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

1 Answer
May 29, 2017

The centripetal force changes by =6.24N=6.24N

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

F=mr omega^2F=mrω2

mass is m=4kgm=4kg

radius r=5mr=5m

Delta omega=(1/5-1/9)*2pi=(8/45pi)rads^-1

The variation in centripetal force is

DeltaF=mr(Delta omega)^2

=4*5*(8/45pi)^2

=6.24N