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Chapter 12, Solution 96.

1 2 − cosθ du sin θ d 2u cosθ

u = = , = , =
r r0 dθ r0 dθ 2
r0

d 2u 2 F
2
+u = = by Eq. (12.37 )
dθ r0 mh 2u 2

2mh 2u 2 2mh 2
Solving for F, F = =
r0 r0r 2

1
Since m, h, and r0 are constants, F is proportional to , or inversely proportional to r 2.
r2

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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