Answer to Question #274962 in Physics for Dhea

Question #274962

A 50 kg object moves at 50 m/s around a circular path of radius 10m. What centripetal force is needed to keep it in its orbit? What is the centripetal acceleration of the object?


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2021-12-13T16:56:30-0500

The centripetal force needed to keep it in its orbit is


Fc=mv2/r=12500 N.F_c=mv^2/r=12500\text{ N}.

The centripetal acceleration:


ac=v2/r=250 m/s2.a_c=v^2/r=250\text{ m/s}^2.


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