UNIFORM CIRCULAR

MOTION
Sir Jim Carl Villamor
 EXAMPLES

A CAROUSEL A ROLLER CIRCULAR

FERRIS WHEEL
MOVING COASTER MOTION
ALONG A PASSING OF THE PLANETS
CIRCULAR THROUGH A AROUND THE
THE MOTION OF A BODY ALONG A
CIRCULAR PATH IS KNOWN AS
CIRCULAR MOTION. IT CAN BE
OBSERVED IN JUST ABOUT ALL
PLACES.
WHEN AN OBJECT TRAVELS IN A
CIRCULAR PATH AT A CONSTANT
SPEED, IT IS KNOWN AS UNIFORM
CIRCULAR MOTION.
 A car moving in a circular path at a
constant speed of 35 km/h is also an
example of uniform circular motion
because it travels in a circular motion at
a constant speed.
However, it does not mean that the velocity is
also constant. The velocity of the car is
continuously changing because it is moving
tangential to the circular path. So even though
the speed is constant, the direction is always
changing with time.
CENTRIPETAL ACCELERATION
the property of the motion of an object
traversing a circular path.

is the rate of change in velocity of an object that

is associated with the change in direction of the
velocity.
FORMULA
ac = v2/r

ac = centripetal acceleration (m/s2)

r = radius of the circular path (m)
v = speed of the object (m/s)
EXAMPLE 1
Racing on a flat track, a car going 32 m/s
rounds a curve 85 m in radius. What is the
car’s centripetal acceleration?
EXAMPLE
A car goes around a curve at 45.0 m/s. If the
radius of the curve is 75.0m, what is the
centripetal acceleration of the car?
EXAMPLE
A plane circulating around a path of radius
29km. The speed of the plane is at constant
46km/s. What is the centripetal acceleration.?
EXAMPLE 2
A Ferris wheel with radius 22 m makes
one complete rotation every 9 seconds.
What is the magnitude of their
centripetal acceleration?
EXAMPLE 3
A racing car completes one lap in 18.3 s
around a circular track with a radius of
64.0 m. The car moves at constant
speed. What is the acceleration of the
car?
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UNIFORM CIRCULAR
MOTION
Sir Jim Carl Villamor
CENTRIPETAL FORCE
is the force necessary to keep an object moving
in a curved path and that is directed inward
toward the
center of rotation.
FORMULA
Fc = mv2/r

Fc = centripetal force (N)

r = radius of the circular path (m)
m = mass of the object (kg)
EXAMPLE 1
An object tied to a string is moving
along a circular pattern at the speed of
0.510 m/s. The radius of the path is 2.15
meters. The object has a mass of
0.170kg. What is the centripetal force
exerted on the object?
EXAMPLE 2
Calculate the magnitude of the force
required to enable a 4.2 kg object to
rotate in a circle of 3.1 m radius at a
speed of 4.50 m/s?
 “LIFE IS LIKE A WHEEL.
SOONER OR LATER, IT
ALWAYS COME AROUND
TO WHERE YOU STARTED
AGAIN.” -Stephen King

Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re

down.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING &
GODBLESS YOU
ALWAYS!
Don't hesitate to ask any questions!
 “LIFE IS LIKE A WHEEL.
SOONER OR LATER, IT
ALWAYS COME AROUND
TO WHERE YOU STARTED
AGAIN.” -Stephen King

Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re

down.
Recitation #1

Racing on a flat track, a car , 62

m/s rounds a curve 74 m in
radius. What is the car’s
centripetal acceleration?
Recitation #2

A plane circulating around a path

of radius 9km. The speed of the
plane is at constant 5km/s. What is
the centripetal acceleration.?
Recitation #3

Calculate the magnitude of the

force required to enable a 5.8 kg
object to rotate in a circle of 7.3
m radius at a speed of 6.20 m/s?