During the spin cycle of a top-loader washing machine, the clothes stick to the outer wall of the barrel as it spins at a rate as high as 1400 revolutions per minute (rpm). The radius of the barrel is 26 cm. (a) Draw a diagram of the situation from a bird’s eye view, indicating the tangential velocity and centripetal acceleration vectors at one time instant. (b) Calculate the tangential velocity of the clothes which are located on the wall of the spin barrel in m/s. (c) Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the clothes in m/s?.

During the spin cycle of a top-loader washing machine, the clothes stick to the outer wall of the barrel as it spins at a rate as high as 1400 revolutions per minute (rpm). The radius of the barrel is 26 cm. (a) Draw a diagram of the situation from a bird’s eye view, indicating the tangential velocity and centripetal acceleration vectors at one time instant. (b) Calculate the tangential velocity of the clothes which are located on the wall of the spin barrel in m/s. (c) Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the clothes in m/s?.

College Physics

11th Edition

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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