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Circular Motion

The document discusses uniform circular motion. It defines uniform circular motion as the motion of an object moving in a circular path with constant speed. It describes the key parameters of circular motion including period, frequency, angular speed, tangential speed, and centripetal acceleration. Several example problems are worked through applying the concepts and formulas for these parameters.

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Circular Motion

The document discusses uniform circular motion. It defines uniform circular motion as the motion of an object moving in a circular path with constant speed. It describes the key parameters of circular motion including period, frequency, angular speed, tangential speed, and centripetal acceleration. Several example problems are worked through applying the concepts and formulas for these parameters.

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HELLO!

Uniform circular
motion
Uniform circular motion

The motion of an object moving


in a circular path with a constant
speed is defined to be uniform
circular motion.
Uniform circular motion

S: arc, distance in the circular path


r: radius of the circle
θ: swept angle in Radians
Interesting Fact
π (Pi) is circumference divided by diameter
Uniform circular motion

The angle swept out by the radius vector is


a) in degree measurement: 360 degrees
b) in radian measurement: 2π radians

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2𝜋 radians = 360° ⟹ 1 radian = %&
= 57.3 °
Period and Frequency

Period is a time needed for an object


to complete one revolution
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T= (
T= -.+/,'

The frequency counts the number of


revolutions per unit time.
1
𝑓=
𝑇
Tangential speed

The velocity vector of the object is


always a tangent to the circular path,
and is called tangential velocity.
Angular speed

The angle swept out by the radius


vector per unit time is called the
angular speed of the object.
Example
The drum of a washing machine rotates 1200 times in 1 minute.
a) What is the period and frequency of the drum?
b) What is the angular speed of the drum?
c) If the diameter of the drum is 40 cm, what is the tangential speed
of a point on the drum? (Take π=3)

a) f = 20 Hz,
T = 0.05 s
b) 𝝎 = 120 rad/s
c) v = 24 m/s
Problem #1
An object exhibiting uniform circular motion, as shown in the
figure, travels from point K to point L in 1 s. Find the following
parameters of circular motion
a) Period
b) Frequency
c) Angular speed.
d) What is the tangential speed of the object if the radius of the
circular motion is 0.5m?
(Take π to be 3)
a) 6s
b) 0.17 Hz
c) 1 rad/s
d) 0.5 m/s
Centripetal acceleration
Centripetal acceleration
In a uniform circular motion the
direction of the velocity is always
changing.

Centripetal acceleration is directed


to the center of circle.
Example
A toy car is following a circular path with a constant speed of v = 3
m/s and a period of 2 s, as shown in the figure. If the radius of the
circular path is 1 m, find the centripetal acceleration of the car
(Take π to be 3)

a = 9 m/s2
Problems
Problem #2
Ferris wheel in Shymkent city is one of the biggest in
Central Asia. It is 50 m high and takes 15 minutes to make
one revolution.
a) What is the tangential velocity of cabines? (π=3)
b) What is the tangential speed of the point 10 m from
the centre?

a) v ≈ 0.17 m/s
b) v ≈ 0.067 m/s
Problem #3
An engine rotates 3600 times per minute. Calculate the
a) period in seconds
b) frequency in Hertz
c) angular speed
(Take π to be 3)

a) 0.017 s
b) 60 Hz
c) 360 rad/s
Problem #4
An iron wheel of radius 30 cm is rotating about an axis at an angular
speed of 50π rad/s, as shown in the figure, find
a) The frequency and the period of the wheel.
b) The tangential speed of a point 10 cm away from the axis of rotation
c) The tangential speed at the rim of the wheel.
d) The centripetal acceleration at the rim of the wheel. (Take π to be 3)

a) 25 Hz,
T = 0.04 s
a) 15 m/s
b) 45 m/s
c) 6750 m/s2
Problem #5
The period of the Moon orbiting the Earth is
27.3 days. If the Moon is 384 000 km away
from the Earth, calculate its tangential speed.
(Take π to be 3)

976.8 m/s
Problem #6
The frequency of the rotor of a helicopter is 1200 cycles/min,
a) calculate the period of its rotor in seconds
b) if the rotor arm is 2.5 m long, find the tangential
speed of a point at the far end of the arm.
(Take π to be 3)

a) 0.05 s
b) 300 m/s
Problem #7
A drum of washing machine rotates with frequency of 800
rpm (revolutions per minute). Find:
a) period
b) frequency in Hertz
c) angular speed
d) tangential speed and centripetal acceleration, if diameter
of drum is 60 cm. Take π =3.
a) 0.075 sec
b) 13.33 Hz
c) 80 rad/s
d) 24 m/s,
1920 m/s2
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