An object with a mass of #2 kg# is revolving around a point at a distance of #7 m#. If the object is making revolutions at a frequency of #5 Hz#, what is the centripetal force acting on the object?

1 Answer
Mar 10, 2018

The centripetal force is #=13817.4N#

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

#F=mromega^2#

The mass of the object is #m=2kg#

The radius of the circle is #r=7m#

The frequency is #f=5Hz#

The angular velocity is #omega=2pif=2*pi*5=10pirads^-1#

The centripetal force is

#F=2*7*(10pi)^2=13817.4N#