Circular Motion

Guide Questions
 On what manner did David thrown a
stone to Goliath?
 What do you think is the reason why he
thrown the stone in that manner?
 Will the impact and range of the stone be
different if David just thrown the ball
directly straight to the eye of Goliath?
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a

A particle moving in uniform circular motion.

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a at
r a

ar

A particle moving in uniform circular motion.

Solve the problem.

 Findthe centripetal acceleration of a

person located at Earth’s equator with
respect to earth’s rotational axis.
Earth’s radius is approximately 6.4 x
106 m. Express your answer in m/s2.
Solution
t = 24 h
R = 6.4 x 106 m
𝑣2
ar =
𝑟

2𝜋𝑟 2 (3.14) 6.4 𝑥 106 𝑚

V= = = 465.19 m/s
𝑡 86,400𝑠

𝑣2 465.19 𝑚/𝑠 2
ar = = = 0.03 m/s2
𝑟 6.4 𝑥 106 𝑚