A model train, with a mass of 4 kg4kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 4 m4m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 1/9 Hz19Hz to 1/3 Hz13Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

1 Answer
Apr 3, 2018

The change in centripetal force is =62.38N=62.38N

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

F=(mv^2)/r=mromega^2NF=mv2r=mrω2N

The mass of the train, m=(4)kgm=(4)kg

The radius of the track, r=(4)mr=(4)m

The frequencies are

f_1=(1/9)Hzf1=(19)Hz

f_2=(1/3)Hzf2=(13)Hz

The angular velocity is omega=2pifω=2πf

The variation in centripetal force is

DeltaF=F_2-F_1

F_1=mromega_1^2=mr*(2pif_1)^2=4*4*(2pi*1/9)^2=7.80N

F_2=mromega_2^2=mr*(2pif_2)^2=4*4*(2pi*1/3)^2=70.18N

DeltaF=F_2-F_1=70.18-7.80=62.38N