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Chapter 17
1 a
Full circular face of clock = 360
Clock face divided into twelve sections, so
angular displacement of hour hand per hour
= 360/12 = 30
b i Angular displacement of minute hand
= half the clock face = 180
ii Angular displacement of hour hand
= 3.530 = 105
8 a
Angular velocity
1
90
=
t = 18015 = 0.105rads
b Speed v = r = 0.10550 = 5.2ms1
9 Rearrange v = r to give angular velocity
7800 = 1.1103rads1
= vr = 7000000
10
a The gravitational pull of the Earth on the
Moon.
b The frictional force of the road on the wheels.
c Tension in the string supporting the
pendulum.
11
12
13
Acceleration a = vr
v = r 2
a = (r)
r
so a = 2r
14
2 a
Angle of 30 = 30
180 = 0.52rad
Angle of 90 = 90
180 = 1.57rad
c Angle of 30 = 30
180 = 6 rad
2
Angle of 120 = 120
180 = 3 rad
3
Angle of 270 = 270
180 = 2 rad
7
3
t = vs = 4.0210
7920 = 5.0810 s (84.6min)
15
16
mv
21
mv
350 10
= 7.7103ms1
c Rearrange speed v = st to give
3
2(340+6400)10
time t = vs = 2r
3
v =
7.710
= 5.50103s 1.5h
24h
of day
d Number of orbits = length
orbit time = 5.5103s
= 15.7 times
17
a Time taken for one revolution
t = 13 = 0.333s
20.5
Speed, v = st = 2r
t = 0.333
= 9.42ms1 9.4ms1
b Centripetal acceleration
2
2
2
a = vr = (9.42)
0.5 = 178ms 180ms
c Tension in string, F = ma = 0.40178 = 71N
18
11
22.310
a Speed, v = st = 2r
t = 687246060
4
= 2.4310 ms1 24kms1
b Centripetal acceleration
4 2
2
a = vr = (2.431011) = 2.57103 2.6103ms2
2.310
c Gravitational force
F = ma = 6.410232.57103 = 1.61021N
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