**Problem Description:**A police officer in hot pursuit drives her car through a circular turn of radius **305 m** with a constant speed of **85.0 km/h**. Her mass is **55.0 kg**. *(Hint: Consider both horizontal and vertical forces.)***Questions:**(a) What is the magnitude of the *net force* of the officer on the car seat? (Give your answer to at least one decimal place.)\[ \text{Net Force} = \] _______ N(b) What is the angle (relative to vertical) of the *net force* of the officer on the car seat?\[ \text{Angle} = \] _______ °---This problem involves physics concepts like centripetal force and net force in circular motion. Students are encouraged to consider forces acting in both horizontal and vertical directions, using equations of motion and Newton’s second law.

The speed of the car in m/s can be obtained as v=85.0km/h×1000m1km×1h3600s=23.61m/s The magnitude…

A police officer in hot pursuit drives her car through a circular turn of radius 305 m with a constant speed of 85.0 km/h. Her mass is 55.0 kg. (Hint: Consider both horizontal and vertical forces.) (a) What is the magnitude of the net force of the officer on the car seat? (Give your answer to at least one decimal place.) N (b) What is the angle (relative to vertical) of the net force of the officer on the car seat?

A police officer in hot pursuit drives her car through a circular turn of radius 305 m with a constant speed of 85.0 km/h. Her mass is 55.0 kg. (Hint: Consider both horizontal and vertical forces.) (a) What is the magnitude of the net force of the officer on the car seat? (Give your answer to at least one decimal place.) N (b) What is the angle (relative to vertical) of the net force of the officer on the car seat?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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