In an amusement park rocket ride, cars are suspended from 4.25-m cables attached to the rotating arms at a distance of 6.00 m from the axis of rotation. The cables swing out at an angle of 45.0° when the ride is operating. Consider the mass of a rocket car is 75 kg.   a) Find centripetal force on the rocket.  b) What is the angular speed of rotation of the rocket?   c) Find the radial and tangential acceleration of the rocket.

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 In an amusement park rocket ride, cars are suspended from 4.25-m cables attached to the rotating arms at a distance of 6.00 m from the axis of rotation. The cables swing out at an angle of 45.0° when the ride is operating. Consider the mass of a rocket car is 75 kg.

 

a) Find centripetal force on the rocket. 


b) What is the angular speed of rotation of the rocket?  


c) Find the radial and tangential acceleration of the rocket.

4.25 m
4.25 m
45.0°L
45.00
-6.00 m-
6.00 m-
Transcribed Image Text:4.25 m 4.25 m 45.0°L 45.00 -6.00 m- 6.00 m-
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