ANSWER SCHEME TUTORIAL 6

1. A
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. D

6.
Angular velocity, = 300 rpm
2
= 300 
60
= 31.42 rad s -1


frequency, f =
2
31.42
=
2
= 5 Hz

7. speed, v = 100 km h−1 = 27.78 m s-1

v
angular speed, ω =
r
27.78
=
0.3
= 92.6 rad s-1
60
= 92.6 
2
= 884.2 rpm

8. (a) centripetal acceleration,

v2
ac =
r
3.46 2
=
3.14
= 3.81 m s -1

(b) centripetal force,

Fc = mac
= (3.5)(3.81)
= 13.34 N
9. (a)
2
Angular velocity, =
T
2
=
24  3600
= 7.27  10 −5 rad s -1

(b)
speed, v = r
( )(
= 6400  10 3 7.27  10 −5 )
= 465.3 m s -1

(c) NO.
It is because both (person & earth) rotate with the same angular velocity. Relative
to earth, the person is stationary.

10. (a) for a car moving in flat circular road, it’s centipetal force is provided by the friction
between tires and the road.
N
Fc = f Fc
= N
= (0.65)(2200  9.81) f
= 14028 N mg

(b) maximum speed without skidding, v

mv 2
Fc =
r

14028 =
(2200 )v 2
30
v = 13.83 m s -1

11. (a) Centripetal force, Fc

N
Fc
Fc = N − W
= 1960 − 655
= 1305 N
mg

(b) speed, v at the bottom

W 655
mass of student,m = = = 66.77 kg
g 9.81
 mv 2
Fc =
r

1305 =
(66.77 )v 2
18
v = 18.76 m s -1

12. (a) tension T in the string,

T cos 20 = mg T
T cos 20 = 0.1  9.81 20
T = 1.044 N
Fc

(b) speed of the bob,

mg
mv 2
T sin 20 =
r

(1.044 )sin 20 = (0.1)v

2

0.5 sin 20

v = 0.6106 m s -1

(c) acceleration of the bob,

v2
ac =
r

=
( 0.6106 )
2

0.5 sin 20

= 2.18 m s - 2

13. (a) Tension at point A

T + W = Fc
= mr 2
T
 2 
2
Fc
= mr  
T 
W
 2 
2

T + (0.2  9.81) = (0.2)(0.5) 

 0.9 
T + 1.962 = 4.87
T = 2.908 N
(b) Tension at point B T
Fc
T − W = Fc
T − (0.2  9.81) = 4.87
T = 6.832 N
W

(c) Tension at point C

T
T − W cos 60 = Fc
Fc
T − (0.2  9.81)cos 60 = 4.87 60
T = 5.85 N
W