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  1. lekha2611's Avatar
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    Mechanics 3: circular motion
    Help with Q4b,6c and 7 please! I have tried but failed
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    Re: Mechanics 3: circular motion
    Just taking a look at your anser for q7, it looks like you have resolved the forces incorrectly

    At the top:
    F=ma
    T - mg = m \frac{v^2}{r}
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    Re: Mechanics 3: circular motion
    For Q7.

    Your re-arrangement to get (4) (I think it's 4; difficult to read), is incorrect in the last couple of lines, and should be

    v^2=5u^2-3g

    Then when you sub (3) into (4), there is no need to square the brackets, as you're substituting for u^2, not u.
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    Re: Mechanics 3: circular motion
    (Original post by Phredd)
    Just taking a look at your anser for q7, it looks like you have resolved the forces incorrectly

    At the top:
    F=ma
    T - mg = m \frac{v^2}{r}

    (Original post by ghostwalker)
    For Q7.

    Your re-arrangement to get (4) (I think it's 4; difficult to read), is incorrect in the last couple of lines, and should be

    v^2=5u^2-3g

    Then when you sub (3) into (4), there is no need to square the brackets, as you're substituting for u^2, not u.
    Thank you for spotting that for me! I'll try that question (7) again then, thank you!
  5. lekha2611's Avatar
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    Re: Mechanics 3: circular motion
    (Original post by Phredd)
    Just taking a look at your anser for q7, it looks like you have resolved the forces incorrectly

    At the top:
    F=ma
    T - mg = m \frac{v^2}{r}
    Looking back at this, when you resolve downwards, the weight would be added to the tension surely? Tension would be acting toward the centre of the system as well as the weight, which acts vertically as well?
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