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A 50.0-kg stunt pilot who has been diving her airplane vertically pulls out of the dive by changing her course to a circle in a vertical plane. (a) If the plane’s speed at the lowest point of the circle is 95.0m/s , what is the minimum radius of the circle so that the acceleration at this point will not exceed 4.00 g? (b) What is the apparent weight of the pilot at the lowest point of the pullout?

Short Answer

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(a) The minimum radius of the circle is, 230.23 m.

(b) The apparent weight of the pilot is, 2450 N.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below as,

  • The mass of the pilot is, m=50.0 kg.
  • Velocity of the plain is, v=95.0 m/s.
02

Significance of Centripetal force

Force acting on the body due to which it moves on a circular path is known as centripetal force. It is always directed to the center of the circular path.

03

Determination of minimum radius of the circle.

The path is circular, the expression for centripetal force can be expressed as,

F=mv2r

Here m is the mass of the pilot, v is the velocity of plane, and ris the radius of the circular path.

Substitute 50 kg for m, 95.0 m/s for v in the above equation.

F=50kg95.0m/s2r

The expression for the force using Newton’s second law can be expressed as,

F=ma

Here m is the mass, and ais the acceleration.

Substitute 50kg95.0m.s2r for F , 4.00 (9.8 m/s2) for a , and 50 kg for m in the above equation.

50kg95.0m.s2r=50kg×4.009.8m/s2r=95.0m/s24.009.8m/s2=230.23m

Hence, required radius is, 230.23 m.

04

Determination of apparent weight of the pilot at the lowest point of pullout.

The expression for the weight at lowest point can be expressed as,

Nbottom=mg+mv2r

Substitute 50 kg for m , 9.8m/s2 for g ,and 95.0 m/s for v , 230.23 m for rin the above equation.

Nbottom=50kg9.8m/s2+50kg9.8m/s2230.23m=2450N

Hence, the required weight is, 2450 N.

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