Question40. (II) A ball, attached to the end of a horizontal cord, is revolved in a circle of radius 1.3 m on a frictionless horizontal surface. If the cord will break when the tension in it exceeds 75 N , what is the maximum speed the ball can have?
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. The mass of the ball is .
2. The radius of the circle is .
3. The maximum tension the cord can withstand is .
4. The surface is frictionless.
5. We are trying to find the maximum speed of the ball.
STEP 2
1. Understand the relationship between tension, mass, radius, and speed.
2. Write the formula for centripetal force.
3. Substitute known values into the formula.
4. Solve for the maximum speed.
STEP 3
Understand the relationship between tension, mass, radius, and speed.
The tension in the cord provides the centripetal force necessary to keep the ball moving in a circle. The formula for centripetal force is:
where is the mass, is the speed, and is the radius.
STEP 4
Write the formula for centripetal force.
Since the tension in the cord is the centripetal force, we have:
where is the tension.
STEP 5
Substitute known values into the formula.
Given , , and , substitute these into the equation:
STEP 6
Solve for the maximum speed.
First, isolate by multiplying both sides by :
Next, divide both sides by :
Finally, take the square root of both sides to solve for :
The maximum speed the ball can have is approximately:
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