An object with a mass of 6 kg is revolving around a point at a distance of 8 m. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of 7 Hz, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

1 Answer
Jun 4, 2016

F=9408pi^2" " N

Explanation:

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m=6" "kg" mass of object"

r=8" "m "radius

f:7" " Hz" frequency"

F=m*v^2/r

v=omega*r" ; "v^2=omega^2*r^2

F=m*omega^2*r^2/r

F=m*omega^2*r

omega=2*pi*f" "omega^2=4 pi^2*f^2

F=m*4*pi^2*f^2*r

F=6*4*pi^2*7^2*8

F=9408pi^2" " N