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Circular Motion – (RJ ADVANCED)
1.36 A particle A moves in one direction
along a given trajectory with a tangential
acceleration Wτ= aτ, where a is a constant
vector coinciding in direction with the x axis
(Fig. 1.36), and τ is a unit vector coinciding
in direction with the velocity vector at a
given point. Find how the velocity of the
particle depends on x provided that its
velocity is negligible at the point x = 0
FIG 1.36
1.37 A point moves along a circle with a
velocity v = at, where a = 0.50 m/s2. Find
the total acceleration of the point at the
moment when it covered the n-th
(n=0.10) fraction of the circle after the
beginning of motion.
1.38 A point moves with deceleration along
the circle of radius R so that at any moment
of time its tangential and normal
accelerations are equal in moduli. At the
initial moment t = 0 the velocity of the point
equals Vo. Find:
(a) the velocity of the point as a function of
time and as a function of the distance
covered
(b) the total acceleration of the point as a
function of velocity and the distance
1.39 A point moves along an arc of a circle
of radius R. Its velocity depends on the
distance covered s as v = a√s, where a is a
constant. Find the angle a between the
vector of the total acceleration and the
vector of velocity as a function of s.
1.40 A particle moves along an arc of a
circle of radius R according to the law
l=asinωt, where l is the displacement from
the initial position measured along the arc,
and a and ω are constants. Assuming R =
1.00 m, a = 0.80 m, and ω = 2.00 rad/s,
find:
(a) the magnitude of the total acceleration
of the particle at the points 1 = 0 and 1 =
±a
(b) the minimum value of the total
acceleration wmin and the corresponding
displacement lm.
1.41 A point moves in the plane so that its
tangential acceleration wτ = a, and its
normal acceleration Wn = bt^4, where a
and b are positive constants, and t is time.
At the moment t = 0 the point was at rest.
Find how the curvature radius R of the
point's trajectory and the total acceleration
w depend on the distance covered s
1.42 A particle moves along the plane
trajectory y (x) with velocity v whose
modulus is constant. Find the acceleration of
the particle at the point x = 0 and the
curvature radius of the trajectory at that
point if the trajectory has the form
(a) of a parabola y = ax^2
(b) of an ellipse (x/a)^2 +(y/b)^2 = 1; a and
b are constants
1.43 A particle A moves along a circle of
radius R = 50 cm so that its radius vector r
relative to the point O (Fig. 1.43) rotates
with the constant angular
velocity ω =0.40rad/s. Find the modulus of
the velocity of the particle, and the modulus
and direction of its total
Fig .1.43
1.44 A wheel rotates around a stationary
axis so that the rotation angle ϕ varies with
time as ϕ = at^2 where a=0.20 rad/s^2.
Find the total acceleration w of the point A
at the rim at the moment t = 2.5 s if the
linear velocity of the point A at this moment
v=0.65 m/s
1.45 A shell acquires the initial velocity v =
320 m/s, having made n = 2.0 turns inside
the barrel whose length is equal to l = 2.0
m. Assuming that the shell moves inside the
barrel with a uniform acceleration, find the
angular velocity of its axial rotation at the
moment when the shell escapes the barrel
1.46 A solid body rotates about a stationary
axis according to the law ϕ= at - bt3, where
a = 6.0 rad/s and b = 2.0 rad/s3.
Find:
(a) the mean values of the angular velocity
and angular acceleration averaged over the
time interval between t=0 and the complete
stop
(b) the angular acceleration at the moment
when the body stops.
1.47 A solid body starts rotating about a
stationary axis with an angular acceleration
β=at, where a=2.0 10^-2 rad/s². How soon
after the beginning of rotation will the total
acceleration vector of an arbitrary point of
the body form an angle α= 60 with its
velocity vector?
1.48 A solid body rotates with deceleration
about a stationary axis with an angular
deceleration β∝√ω, where ω is its angular
velocity. Find the mean angular velocity of
the body averaged over the whole time of
rotation if at the initial moment of time its
angular velocity was equal to ωo
1.49 A solid body rotates about a stationary
axis so that its angular velocity depends on
the rotation angle ϕ as ω = ωo — aϕ,
where ωo and a are positive constants. At
the moment t = 0 the angle ϕ = 0. Find the
time dependence of
(a) the rotation angle
(b) the angular velocity
1.50 A solid body starts rotating about a
stationary axis with an angular
acceleration β=βo cosϕ, where βo is a
constant vector and ϕ is an angle of rotation
from the initial position. Find the angular
velocity of the body as a function of the
angle ϕ. Draw the plot of this dependence.
velocity ω = a t i + b t 2 j 𝜔 = 𝑎 𝑡 𝑖 + 𝑏 𝑡 2 𝑗
1.56 A solid body rotates with angular
, where a = 0.50 r a d / s 2 𝑎 = 0.50
𝑟𝑎𝑑/s^2 , b = 0.060 rad/s^3, and 𝑖 and 𝑗
are the unit vectors of the x and y axes.
Find:
(a) the moduli of the angular velocity and
10.0 s 𝑡 = 10.0 𝑠 ,
the angular acceleration at the moment t =
(b)the angle between the vectors of the
angular velocity and the angular
acceleration at that moment.
1.83 A particle of mass m moves along a
circle of radius R. Find the modulus of the
average vector of the force acting on the
particle over the distance equal to a quarter
of the circle, if the particle moves
(a) uniformly with velocity v
(b)with constant tangential
acceleration ωτ, the initial velocity being
equal to zero.
