Asked by Anna
An athlete twirls a 1 kg hammer tied to the end of a 1.3 m rope in a horizontal circle the hammer moves at the rate of 1.0 rev/sec.
(a)what is the centripetal acceleration of the hammer?
(b) what is the tension in the rope?
(a)what is the centripetal acceleration of the hammer?
(b) what is the tension in the rope?
Answers
Answered by
drwls
(a) R * w^2
(b) M*R*w^2
where w = 2 pi radians/s
M = 1.0 kg
R = 1.3 m
The answer will be in Newtons.
You should be familiar with these formulas.
(b) M*R*w^2
where w = 2 pi radians/s
M = 1.0 kg
R = 1.3 m
The answer will be in Newtons.
You should be familiar with these formulas.