Chapter 6, Problem 50P

An 85.0 kg passenger is made to move along a circular path of radius r = 3.50 m in uniform circular motion. (a) Figure 6-40a is a plot of the required magnitude F of the net centripetal force for a range of possible values of the passenger’s speed v. What is the plot’s slope at v = 8.30 m/s? (b) Figure 6-40b is a plot of F for a range of possible values of T, the period of the motion. What is the plot’s slope at T = 2.50 s?

Figure 6-40 Problem 50.