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 17 Hz17Hz, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

1 Answer
Jan 18, 2016

1.712xx10^5"N"1.712×105N

Explanation:

The time period TT for 1 revolution =1/f=1/17s=1f=117s

v=d/T=(2pir)/T=(2pi3)/(1/17)=320.84"m/s"v=dT=2πrT=2π3117=320.84m/s

The centripetal force is given by:

F=(mv^2)/r=(5xx320.84^2)/3=1.712xx10^5"N"F=mv2r=5×320.8423=1.712×105N