Answer:
Centripetal Force = 483.3 N
Explanation:
A centripetal force is the force that tends to keep a mocing object along a curved path and it is directed towards the centre of the rotatio, while centrifugal force is an apparent force that tends to force a rotating object away from the center of the rotation.
The formula for centripetal force is given by:
[tex]F_c = \frac{mv^2}{r} \\where:\\F_C = centripetal\ force\\m = mass\ = 22kg\\\omega =angular\ velocity = 40.0\ rev/min[/tex]
Let us work on the angular velocity (ω), by converting to radians/ seconds
ω = 40 rev/min,
1 rev = 2π rad
∴ 40 rev = 2π × 40 rad = 80π rad
1 min = 60 seconds
[tex]\therefore\ 40\ rev \slash min = \frac{80\ \times\ \pi\ rad}{60\ seconds} \\40\ rev \slash min = 4.189\ rad \slash sec[/tex]
Next let us find the velocity (v) from the angular velocity. Velocity (v) and angulsr velocity (ω) are related by the equation:
v = ω × r (m/s)
v = 4.189 × 1.25
v = 5.24 m/s
Finally, the centripetal force is calculated thus:
[tex]F_c = \frac{mv^2}{r} \\\\F_c = \frac{22 \times (5.24)^2 }{1.25} \\\\F_c = \frac{604.07}{1.25}\\ F_c = 483.3N[/tex]
