An object with a mass of #2 kg# is revolving around a point at a distance of #5 m#. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of #2 Hz#, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-03T05:47:00

The centripetal force is #=1579.1N#

The centripetal force is

#F_C=mv^2/r=mromega^2#

The mass of the object is #m=2kg#

The radius is #r=5m#

The frequency of the rotation is #f=2Hz#

The angular velocity is

#omega=2pif=2pi*2=4pi rads^-1#

Therefore, the centripetal force is

#F_C=mromega^2=2*5*(4pi)^2#

#=1579.1N#