A model train, with a mass of $8 k g$ $8 kg$ , is moving on a circular track with a radius of $2 m$ $2 m$ . If the train's kinetic energy changes from $36 j$ $36 j$ to $48 j$ $48 j$ , by how much will the centripetal force applied by the tracks change by?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-20T15:16:48

The change in centripetal force is $= 12 N$ $=12N$

The centripetal force is

$F = \frac{m v^{2}}{r}$ $F=(mv^2)/r$

The kinetic energy is

$K E = \frac{1}{2} m v^{2}$ $KE=1/2mv^2$

The variation of kinetic energy is

$Delta KE=1/2mv^2-1/2m u^2$

$=1/2m(v^2-u^2)$

The mass is $m=8kg$

The radius is $r=2m$

The variation of centripetal force is

$DeltaF=m/r(v^2-u^2)$

$DeltaF=2m/r1/2(v^2-u^2)$

$=(2)/r*1/2m(v^2-u^2)$

$=(2)/r*Delta KE$

$=2/2*(48-36)N$

$=12N$

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