Using Circular Motion Equations

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High School Physics › Using Circular Motion Equations

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A baseball has a radius of . What is the moment of inertia for the ball?

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A car makes a right turn. The radius of this curve is . If the force of friction between the tires and the road is , what is the maximum velocity that the car can have before skidding?

3

How much force is required for a hammer to produce of torque?

4

A child swings a pail of water in a circle, using her shoulder as the pivot point. If the child's arm is long and the pail of water has a linear momentum of , what is the angular momentum of the pail of water?

5

A rock is swung in a circle on a long rope. How much centripetal force is required for the rock to maintain a velocity of ?

6

A object is moving in a perfect circle with a radius of and has a linear momentum of .

What is the centripetal acceleration on the object?

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A object is moving in a perfect circle with a radius of and has a linear momentum of .

What is the moment of inertia on this object?

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A object is moving in a perfect circle with a radius of and has a linear momentum of .

What is the centripetal force on the object?

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An object moves in a circle with a constant velocity of . If the radius of the circle is , what is the centripetal acceleration on the object?

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A top spins so that the angular velocity is . If the top has a radius of , what is the centripetal acceleration acting on a point on the edge of the top?

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