AP Physics B › Understanding Circular Motion
A boy is riding a merry-go-round with a radius of
. What is the centripetal force on the boy if his velocity is
?
A ball of mass on a string is rotating about the center axis with a velocity
. If the tension force in the string is
, what is the radius of the circular path of the ball?
A yo-yo trick called Around the World involves swinging the yo-yo around in a vertical circle at the end of its string. A man performs this trick with a yo-yo traveling at
. If the length of the full string is
, what is the centripetal force on the yo-yo?