An object with a mass of #3 kg# is revolving around a point at a distance of #4 m#. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of #1 Hz#, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-21T15:55:15

The centripetal force is #=473.7N#

The centripetal force is

#F=mromega^2#

The mass of the object is #m=3kg#

The radius of the circle is #r=4m#

The frequency is #f=1Hz#

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

The centripetal force is

#F=3*4*(2pi)^2=473.7N#