Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Circular Motion; Gravitation - Problems - Page 133: 25

Answer

$a_{tan}=4.1\frac{m}{s^2}$ $a_R=13\frac{m}{s^2}$ $\mu_s=1.4$

Work Step by Step

$v_f=270 \frac{km}{h}\times \frac{1000m}{1km}\times \frac{1h}{3600s}=75\frac{m}{s}$ Circumference=$2\pi r=2\pi \times 220m=1380m$ $\Delta t = \frac{1380m}{75\frac{m}{s}}=18.4s$ For half circle, we need to divide both values by 2 $\frac{75\frac{m}{s}}{2}=37.5\frac{m}{s}$ $\frac{18.4s}{2}=9.2s$ $a_{tan}=\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}=\frac{37.5\frac{m}{s}-0\frac{m}{s}}{9.2s}=4.1\frac{m}{s^2}$ $v=\sqrt{\frac{\big(75\frac{m}{s}\big)^2}{2}}=53\frac{m}{s}$ $a_R=\frac{v^2}{r}=\frac{\big(53\frac{m}{s}\big)^2}{220m}=13\frac{m}{s^2}$ $a=\sqrt{a_{tan}^2+a_R^2}=\sqrt{\big(4.1\frac{m}{s^2}\big)^2+\big(13\frac{m}{s^2}\big)^2}=14\frac{m}{s^2}$ $F_f=ma$ $\mu_s mg=ma$ $\mu_s=\frac{a}{g}=\frac{14\frac{m}{s^2}}{9.8\frac{m}{s^2}}=1.4$
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