Prompt 2:
attached to a tree
nd forth on a tire swing that's
jons during
rope atthe bottom of the >
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A childs swinging bao
Franch by a single rope. Shown ae to posit
left. Three students are discussing the tension in the
swing,
Alia atthe bottom of the swing, she will be moving exactly |S
Fce she is not moving vertically at that instant,
horizontally. Be oseal fia
the vertical forces cancel. The tension in the rope at that instan
equals the weight” oS
Brian “Just looking atthe velocity
points upward between A and B.
vectors, the change in velocity
‘So that isthe direction of the acceleration, and also of the net force
Fein et force pointing upwa the tension would have to e gener than the weight.”
a cewo forces acting on her a the bottom of the swing. Since she's moving in &
val force, which acts toward the center of the circle. Since both the
jpward, and the weight points downward, (0 get zero net force
Clara; “But there aren’
circle, there's also the centripet
x the centripetal force poi
tension
tension a aly bas tobe les than the weight. The tension plus the centripetal force equals the »
weight.”
With which, if any, of these students do you agree?
‘Alia Brian S/_Clara____ None of them___
Explain your reasoning.
Prompt 3:
'A skateboarder is skating over a circular bump. At the instant shown, she is at the top of
the bump and is moving with a speed of S mis,
Is the normal force exerted on the skateboarder by the bump (i) greater than, (i) less
than, or (ii) equal to the weight of the skateboarder? |
Explain your reasoning.