A model train with a mass of #2 kg# is moving along a track at #36 (cm)/s#. If the curvature of the track changes from a radius of #6 cm# to #3 cm#, by how much must the centripetal force applied by the tracks change?
1 Answer
Mar 5, 2017
Explanation:
Put the values we have into SI units:
The equation for centripetal force is
so the change in centripetal force is
Plug in the values we are given,