A model train, with a mass of 6 kg6kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 7 m7m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 4 Hz4Hz to 2 Hz2Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

1 Answer
Jun 15, 2017

The centripetal force changes by =6632.4N=6632.4N

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

F=mr omega^2F=mrω2

The mass is m=6kgm=6kg

The radius r=7mr=7m

The change in the angular velocity is

Delta omega=(4-2)*2pi=(4pi)rads^-1

The variation in centripetal force is

DeltaF=mr(Delta omega)^2

=6*7*(4pi)^2

=6632.4N