An object with a mass of 5 kg5kg is revolving around a point at a distance of 3 m3m. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of 7 Hz7Hz, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

1 Answer
Feb 17, 2016

F_c=2940*pi^2 " N"Fc=2940π2 N

Explanation:

F_c=m*omega^2*rFc=mω2r
F_c=m*(2*pi*f)^2.rFc=m(2πf)2.r
F_c=m*4*pi^2*f^2*rFc=m4π2f2r
F_c=5*4*pi^2*7^2*3Fc=54π2723
F_c=2940*pi^2 " N"Fc=2940π2 N