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Chapter 5: Q6. (page 131)
In a rotating vertical cylinder (Rotor-ride) a rider finds herself pressed with her back to the rotating wall. Which is the correct free-body diagram forher(Fig. 5鈥�36)?
FIGURE 5-36MisConceptual Question 6.
The correct free body diagram for her is (a).
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A car maintains a constant speed v as it traverses the hill and valley shown in Fig. 5鈥�34. Both the hill and valley have a radius of curvature R. At which point, A, B, or C, is the normal force acting on the car (a) the largest, (b) the smallest? Explain. (c) Where would the driver feel heaviest and (d) lightest? Explain. (e) How fast can the car go without losing contact with the road at A?
In the International Space Station which orbits Earth, astronauts experience apparent weightlessness because
(a) the station is so far away from the center of the Earth.
(b) the station is kept in orbit by a centrifugal force that counteracts the Earth's gravity.
(c) the astronauts and the station are in free fall towards the center of the Earth.
(d) there is no gravity in space.
(e) the station's high speed nullifies the effects of gravity.
Theasteroid Icarus, though only a few hundred meters across, orbits the Sun like the planets. Its period is\({\bf{410}}{\rm{ }}{\bf{d}}\). What is its mean distance from the Sun?
For each of the cases described below, sketch and label the total acceleration vector, the radial acceleration vector, and the tangential acceleration vector. (a) A car is accelerating from 55 km/h to 70 km/h as it rounds a curve of constant radius. (b) A car is going a constant 65 km/h as it rounds a curve of constant radius. (c) A car slows down while rounding a curve of constant radius.
Why do airplanes bank when they turn? How would you compute the banking angle given the airspeed and radius of the turn? [Hint: Assume an aerodynamic "lift" force acts perpendicular to the wings. See also Example 5 -7.]
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