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    Uniform circular motion involves an object moving at a constant speed in a circular path. Centripetal acceleration is directed toward the center of the circle and allows for the changing direction of motion. A centripetal force is required to produce this acceleration. The centripetal force formula is Fc=mv2/r, where m is mass, v is velocity, and r is the radius of the circular path. Examples show how centripetal force depends on speed and radius. Banked curves use the normal force to provide the required centripetal force at certain speeds without skidding.

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    Uniform circular motion involves an object moving at a constant speed in a circular path. Centripetal acceleration is directed toward the center of the circle and allows for the changing direction of motion. A centripetal force is required to produce this acceleration. The centripetal force formula is Fc=mv2/r, where m is mass, v is velocity, and r is the radius of the circular path. Examples show how centripetal force depends on speed and radius. Banked curves use the normal force to provide the required centripetal force at certain speeds without skidding.

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    Uniform circular motion involves an object moving at a constant speed in a circular path. Centripetal acceleration is directed toward the center of the circle and allows for the changing direction of motion. A centripetal force is required to produce this acceleration. The centripetal force formula is Fc=mv2/r, where m is mass, v is velocity, and r is the radius of the circular path. Examples show how centripetal force depends on speed and radius. Banked curves use the normal force to provide the required centripetal force at certain speeds without skidding.

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    Uniform circular motion involves an object moving at a constant speed in a circular path. Centripetal acceleration is directed toward the center of the circle and allows for the changing direction of motion. A centripetal force is required to produce this acceleration. The centripetal force formula is Fc=mv2/r, where m is mass, v is velocity, and r is the radius of the circular path. Examples show how centripetal force depends on speed and radius. Banked curves use the normal force to provide the required centripetal force at certain speeds without skidding.

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    Dynamics of Uniform

    Circular Motion
    Uniform Circular Motion

    DEFINITION OF UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION

    Uniform circular motion is the motion of an object


    traveling at a constant speed on a circular path.

    2 r
    v
    T
    r = radius of the circle

    T (period) = time the object


    completes one revolution

    f (frequency) = number of
    revolutions per unit time
    T = 1/f
    f = 1/T
    Centripetal Acceleration

    When an object moves along a circle, its direction changes


    although the speed is constant. The change in direction
    brings about an acceleration, which is called centripetal
    acceleration.
    2
    v
    ac 
    r

    The direction of the centripetal


    acceleration is towards the
    center of the circle; in the same
    direction as the change in velocity.
    Centripetal Force

    Recall Newton’s Second Law

    When a net external force acts on an object of mass m, the


    acceleration that results is directly proportional to the net force
    and has a magnitude that is inversely proportional to the mass.
    The direction of the acceleration is the same as the direction of
    the net force.



    a
     F
    m
     
     F  ma
    Centripetal Force

    Thus, in uniform circular motion there must be a net


    force to produce the centripetal acceleration.

    Centripetal (or radial) force is the name given to the net force
    required to keep an object moving on a circular path.

    The direction of the centripetal force always points toward


    the center of the circle and continually changes direction
    as the object moves.

    2
    v
    Fc  mac  m
    r
    Example :
    A sled with a mass of 25.0 kg rests on a horizontal sheet of essentially
    frictionless ice. It is attached by a 5.00-m rope to a post set in the ice. Once
    given a push, the sled revolves uniformly in a circle around the post (see
    figure). If the sled makes five complete revolutions every minute, find the
    force F exerted on it by the rope.
    Centripetal Force
    Example : The Effect of Speed on Centripetal Force

    The model airplane has a mass of 0.90 kg and moves at constant speed on a circle
    that is parallel to the ground. The path of the airplane and the guideline lie in the
    same horizontal plane because the weight of the plane is balanced by the lift
    generated by its wings. Find the tension in the 17 m guideline for a speed of
    19 m/s.

    2
    v
    Fc  T  m
    r

    T  0.90 kg 
    19 m s 
    2
     19 N
    17 m
    EXAMPLE
    b) If the speed is doubled, does the centripetal force double? If not, by
    what factor does the centripetal force increase?

    Let’s double the speed- so

    Now substitute to the equation for centripetal force

    Compare the two centripetal force, 0.19N and 0.76N, we see that
    0.76 is 4 times 0.19

    Therefore, the centripetal force does not double, rather, it increases four times
    when the speed is doubled.
    Unbanked Curves
    Banked Curves

    On a frictionless banked curve, the centripetal force is the


    horizontal component of the normal force. The vertical
    component of the normal force balances the car’s weight.
    Banked Curves

    v2 v2
    Fc  FN sin   m tan  
    r rg
    FN cos   mg

    v  rg tan 
    v2
    tan   v  rg tan 
    rg

    v 316 m 9.8 m 
    s 2 tan 31  43 m s 96 mph 
    References:

    Cutnell, Johnson, Young, & Staedler (2019). Cutnell & Johnson Physics, 11 th ed.
    John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    Walker (2014). Halliday & Resnick Fundamentals of Physics 10 th ed. Wiley &
    Sons,Inc.
    Young & Freedman (2016). University Physics 14th ed. Pearson Education, Inc/

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