In an amusement park ride called The Roundup, passengers stand inside a 16.0m -diameter rotating ring. After the ring has acquired sufficient speed, it tilts into a vertical plane, as shown in the figure.
Part A) Suppose the ring rotates once every 3.60 s. If a rider's mass is 55.0 kg, with how much force does the ring push on her at the top of the ride?
______N
Part B) Suppose the ring rotates once every 3.60 s. If a rider's mass is 55.0 kg, with how much force does the ring push on her at the bottom of the ride?
_____N
Part C) What is the longest rotation period of the wheel that will prevent the riders from falling off at the top?
_____seconds



Answer :

At the summit, the ring pushes the rider with a force of 801N.

Centripetal force and force equilibrium are ideas needed to address the challenges.

Calculate the rider's velocity by first multiplying the period by the round-up wheel's complete circumference. The centripetal force acting on the rider may then be calculated using the velocity. The normal force may then be calculated using the force equilibrium.

The radius of a circle is,           r=[tex]\frac{d}{2}[/tex]

Here,

d is the diameter of the circle

The circumference of a circle is,  C= 2πr

The speed is the total distance covered in a given time. The speed is,

v=[tex]\frac{x}{t}[/tex]

here,

x is the distance covered and t is the time taken

The centripetal force acting on a body moving in a circular path is,

[tex]F_{c}[/tex]=[tex]\frac{mv^{2} }{r}[/tex]

Here,

m is the mass of the body.

The weight of a body is, W=mg

g is the acceleration due to gravity.

step: 1

Part A

The radius of the wheel is, r=[tex]\frac{d}{2}[/tex]

Here, d is the diameter of the wheel

d=16.0m

r=16/2

r=8m

The circumference of the wheel is, c=2*(3.14rad)*(8m)

                                                           c= 50.3m

The speed of rider is,   v=[tex]\frac{C}{T}[/tex]

                                      v=50.3/3.60

                                      v= 14.0m/s

The centripetal force acting on the rider is,   [tex]F_{c}[/tex]=[tex]\frac{mv^{2} }{r}[/tex]

                                                          [tex]F_{c}[/tex]=55 * 14/8

                                                         [tex]F_{c}[/tex]=1.35*10³

The weight of the rider is,            W=mg

                                                       W=55*9.81

                                                       W=5.40*10²N

The force equilibrium at the top of the wheel is,

-F -W = - [tex]F_{c}[/tex]

F is the force that the ring pushes the rider.

Rewrite the equation in terms of the force that the ring pushes on the rider at the top. The force is,            F= [tex]F_{c}[/tex]-W

                                                           F=(1.35*10³N)-(5.40*10²N)

                                                            F=801N

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