An object with a mass of #12 kg# is revolving around a point at a distance of #12 m#. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of #17 Hz#, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

1 Answer
Jun 6, 2017

The centripetal force is #=1642934N#

Explanation:

The cetripetal force is

#F=(mv^2)/r=mromega^2#

The mass is #m=12kg#

The radius is #r=12m#

The frequency is #f=17Hz#

The angular velocity is #omega=2pif=2pi*17=34pirads^-1#

So,

#F=12*12*(34pi)^2=1642934N#