A model train, with a mass of 7 kg7kg, is moving on a circular track with a radius of 3 m3m. If the train's rate of revolution changes from 1/3 Hz13Hz to 2/7 Hz27Hz, by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

1 Answer
Apr 25, 2018

The change in centripetal force is =24.44N=24.44N

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

F=(mv^2)/r=mromega^2NF=mv2r=mrω2N

The mass of the train, m=(7)kgm=(7)kg

The radius of the track, r=(3)mr=(3)m

The frequencies are

f_1=(1/3)Hzf1=(13)Hz

f_2=(2/7)Hzf2=(27)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=7*3*(2pi*1/3)^2=92.12N

F_2=mromega_2^2=mr*(2pif_2)^2=7*3*(2pi*2/7)^2=67.68N

DeltaF=F_2-F_1=92.12-67.68=24.44N