Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane - Exercises and Problems - Page 212: 35

Answer

$4.03\;\rm m/s$

Work Step by Step

First, we need to draw a pictorial representation of our problem, as shown in the first figure below. And we need to draw the force diagram of the car, as seen in the second figure below. Now we need to apply Newton's second law; $$\sum F_r=T\sin\theta=ma_r=m\dfrac{v^2}{R}$$ $$ T\sin\theta =m\dfrac{v^2}{R} $$ where $R$ is the radius of the circular path which is here given by $(R_{disk}+d)$, as seen below, and $t$ is the periodic time. $$ T\sin\theta =m\dfrac{v^2}{R_{disk}+d} $$ Now we need to find $d$ which is given by $$\sin\theta=\dfrac{d}{L_{chain}}\rightarrow d=L_{chain}\sin\theta$$ So that, $$ T\sin\theta =\dfrac{mv^2}{R_{disk}+(L_{chain}\sin\theta)} \tag 1$$ $$\sum F_y=T\cos\theta-mg=ma_y=m(0)=0$$ Thus, $$T=\dfrac{mg}{\cos\theta}$$ Plugging into (1); $$ \dfrac{mg}{\cos\theta}\sin\theta =\dfrac{mv^2}{R_{disk}+(L_{chain}\sin\theta)} $$ $$ \color{red}{\bf\not}mg\tan\theta =\dfrac{ \color{red}{\bf\not}mv^2}{R_{disk}+(L_{chain}\sin\theta)} $$ $$ g\tan\theta =\dfrac{ v^2}{R_{disk}+(L_{chain}\sin\theta)} $$ Therefore, $$v =\sqrt{ g\tan\theta\left[ R_{disk}+(L_{chain}\sin\theta)\right]}$$ Plugging the known; $$v =\sqrt{ 9.8\tan20^\circ\left[ 2.5+6\sin20^\circ \right]}$$ $$v =\color{red}{\bf 4.03}\;\rm m/s$$
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