Practice: A ball travels on a frictionless circular track at 3m/s. The ball cannot have an acceleration greater than 1.5m/s2 or it will go off the track. What is the smallest radius the circular track can have so that the ball stays on the track?
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Concept #1: Intro to Circular Motion
Practice: A ball travels on a frictionless circular track at 3m/s. The ball cannot have an acceleration greater than 1.5m/s2 or it will go off the track. What is the smallest radius the circular track can have so that the ball stays on the track?
Example #1: Circular Orbit of the Moon
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