Mechanics: Circular Motion and Gravitation
Circular Motion and Gravitation: Audio Guided Solution
Extra Problem 15:
In a swinging mishap, Tarzan, whose mass is 78.4 kg, finds himself circling a tree in a horizontal circle at the end of a vine 2.95 m long that makes an angle of 5.64 degrees with the vertical. Find the centripetal force (in Newtons) exerted on him by the vine.
Audio Guided Solution
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- ... performs substitutions and algebraic manipulations in order to solve for the unknown quantity.
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