Theresa is swinging a 4.0 kg ball on a 1.2 m long rope with a tangential speed of 1.8 m/s. What is the centripetal force exerted

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on the rope? Round to the tenths place.

2 answers:

Keith_Richards [3.2K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-01T01:03:26+03:00

8 0

Rounding the number gives us a result of 10.8N.

ValentinkaMS [3.4K] · Answer 2 · 2026-03-01T01:02:35+03:00

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In this scenario, the centripetal force is expressed as:

$F = m * (\frac{v^2}{r})$

Where,

m: object mass

v: speed along a tangent

r: radius of the rope

By substituting the values into the equation, we find:

$F = (4.0) * (\frac{1.8^2}{1.2})$

Next, we perform the necessary calculations:

$F = 10.8 N$

Result:

The force acting on the rope is:

$F = 10.8 N$