A model train with a mass of $8 kg$ is moving along a track at $9 (cm)/s$ . If the curvature of the track changes from a radius of $21 cm$ to $120 cm$ , by how much must the centripetal force applied by the tracks change?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-08T06:09:30

The change in centripetal force is $=0.025N$

The centripetal force is

$F=(mv^2)/r$

mass, $m=8kg$

speed, $v=0.09ms^-1$

radius, $=r$

The variation in centripetal force is

$DeltaF=F_2-F_1$

$F_1=8*0.09^2/0.21=0.31N$

$F_2=8*0.09^2/1.20=0.054N$

$DeltaF=0.31-0.054=0.025N$

A model train with a mass of 8 kg8 kg is moving along a track at 9 (cm)/s9 (cm)/s. If the curvature of the track changes from a radius of 21 cm21 cm to 120 cm120 cm, by how much must the centripetal force applied by the tracks change?