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In designing circular rides for amusement parks, mechanical engineers must consider how small variations in certain parameters can alter the net force on a passenger. Consider a passenger of mass mriding around a horizontal circle of radiusrat speedv. What is the variationdFin the net force magnitude for

(a) a variationdrin the radius with vheld constant,

(b) a variation dvin the speed withrheld constant, and

(c) a variationdTin the period with rheld constant?

Short Answer

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  1. Variation in the net forcedF for variation in radiusdrwithvconstant is−mv2r2dr.
  2. Variation in the net forcedF for variation in speeddvwithr constant is2mvrdv.
  3. Variation in the net forcedF for variation in perioddT withr constant is −mv3Ï€°ù2dT.

Step by step solution

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Given data

The passenger of mass m riding around a horizontal circle of radiusr at speed v.

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To understand the concept

The problem deals with Newton’s laws of motion which describe the relations between the forces acting on a body and the motion of the body. Also, it deals with the centripetal force. It is a force that makes a body follow a curved path.

Formula:

Centripetal force is given by,

F=mv2/r

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(a) The variation dF  in the net force magnitude for (a) a variation dr in the radius with v held constant

The centripetal force on passengers is,

F=mv2/r

The variation of F with respect to r while holding v constant is,

dF=−mv2r2dr

Thus, variation in the net forcedF for variation in radius drwith vconstant is −mv2r2dr.

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(b) The variation dF in the net force magnitude for (b) a variation dv in the speed with r held constant

The centripetal force on passengers is,

F=mv2/r

The variation of F with respect to v while holding r constant is,

dF=2mvrdv

Thus, variation in the net force dFfor variation in speed dvwith rconstant is 2mvrdv.

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(c) The variation dF in the net force magnitude for (c) a variation dT in the period with r held constant 

The period of the circular ride is,

T=2Ï€°ù/v

Thus,

F=mv2r=mr2Ï€°ùv2=4Ï€2mrT2

Hence the variation of F with respect to T while holding r constant is,

dF=−8Ï€2mrT3dTdF=−8Ï€2mrv2Ï€°ù3dTdF=−mv3Ï€°ù2dT

Thus, variation in the net forcedF for variation in perioddTwithrconstant is−mv3Ï€°ù2dT.

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