An object with a mass of #4 kg# is revolving around a point at a distance of #5 m#. If the object is revolving at a rate of #3 Hz#, what is the centripetal force on the object?

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018

The centripetal force is #=7106.1N#

Explanation:

The centripetal force is

#F=mromega^2#

The mass of the object is #m=4kg#

The radius of the circle is #r=5m#

The frequency is #f=3Hz#

The angular velocity is #omega=2pif=2*pi*3=6pirads^-1#

The centripetal force is

#F=4*5*(6pi)^2=7106.1N#