Exercises — Circular motion — centripetal acceleration derivation
1.2.15 · D4· Physics › Newton's Laws & Dynamics › Circular motion — centripetal acceleration derivation
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Level 1 — Recognition
Yahan bas sahi formula form choose karo aur values plug in karo. Koi hidden steps nahi hain.
Q1.1
Ek ball radius ke circle mein speed se chalti hai. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Hume aur diye gaye hain, isliye in dono se bani form use karo: Humne kya kiya: speed ko square kiya, radius se divide kiya. Yeh form kyun: aur exactly wahi hain jo hume diye gaye hain — ke zariye detour lene ki zaroorat nahi. Answer: , centre ki taraf directed.
Q1.2
Ek record angular speed se ghoomta hai. Dust ka ek speck radius par baitha hai. Uska centripetal acceleration nikalo.
Recall Solution
aur diye gaye hain, seedha use karo: Yeh form kyun: angular speed diya gaya hai, isliye pehle calculate karne se bachata hai. Answer: centre ki taraf.
Q1.3
Centripetal acceleration kis direction mein point karta hai, aur kya yeh object ki speed change karta hai? Ek line mein explain karo.
Recall Solution
Yeh circle ke centre ki taraf point karta hai, hamesha velocity ke perpendicular. Kyunki yeh ke perpendicular hai, yeh sirf velocity ki direction badalta hai aur speed (magnitude) kabhi nahi badalta. Neeche figure dekho — red arrow hamesha black velocity se par hai.

Level 2 — Application
Ab formula fit karne se pehle ek extra conversion chahiye hogi.
Q2.1
Ek string par patthar har mein ek poora circle complete karta hai, radius hai. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Hume period diya gaya hai, ya nahi. Pehle convert karo: ek poora loop radians ka hota hai, time mein, isliye Yeh step kyun: timing se acceleration ka bridge hai. Ab: Answer: . (Equivalent roop mein .)
Q2.2
Ek car radius ke flat circular bend par chalti hai. Friction jo maximum sideways acceleration supply kar sakta hai woh hai. Sabse fast safe speed kya hai?
Recall Solution
Friction centripetal acceleration supply karta hai, isliye car tab tak safe hai jab tak required friction ki di hui limit se zyada na ho. Limit par: Humne kya kiya: ko ke liye rearrange kiya. Kyun: hume acceleration aur radius pata hai, speed chahiye. Answer: (lagbhag ).
Q2.3
radius ka ek wheel revolutions per minute (rpm) par ghoomta hai. Rim par ek point ka centripetal acceleration nikalo.
Recall Solution
"Revolutions per minute" ko radians per second banana padega. Har revolution rad ka hota hai, aur ek minute s ka: Yeh step kyun: formula sirf rad/s mein accept karta hai, rpm mein kabhi nahi. Answer: — se zyada! Isliye tez ghoomne wale parts fly apart hote hain.
Level 3 — Analysis
Yahan tumhe sirf plug in nahi karna, balki kaise quantities scale ya combine hoti hain, yeh sochna hai.
Q3.1
Ek fixed circular track par, ek car ki speed se kar di jaati hai. Required centripetal force kis factor se badlega?
Recall Solution
Centripetal force hai. aur fixed hain, isliye . Speed teeni karne par: Humne kya kiya: constants ko fixed rakha aur sirf varying part dekha. Kyun: ratio method har constant ko cancel kar deta hai, isliye actual numbers ki zaroorat nahi. Answer: force bada ho jaata hai.
Q3.2
Do particles ek hi centre ke around orbit karte hain. Particle A ka radius hai, particle B ka radius hai. Dono same angular speed share karte hain (jaise ek rigid turntable par do dots). Kis ka centripetal acceleration zyada hai, aur kis factor se?
Recall Solution
Same turntable ⇒ same . form use karo kyunki shared hai: form kyun: common hone par directly ke proportional hai, aur comparison instant ho jaata hai. Agar use karte toh pehle note karna padta ki har ek ke liye alag hai — zyada kaam, same answer. Answer: particle B (outer) ka centripetal acceleration double hai.
Q3.3
Q3.2 ke same do turntable particles ko compare karo, lekin ab maan lo woh same speed se chalte hain (same nahi). Kiska zyada hai?
Recall Solution
Ab shared hai, isliye form use karo: Switch kyun: jo quantity constant rakhi jaati hai wahi decide karti hai kaunsa form sabse clean comparison deta hai. fixed hone par , isliye bada radius chota acceleration deta hai — Q3.2 ka ulta. Answer: particle A (inner) ka acceleration B se double hai. Same objects, ulta conclusion — kyunki kya fixed hai alag hai.
Level 4 — Synthesis
Ab circular motion Newton's laws aur geometry ke saath milta hai.
Q4.1
ki ek ball string par radius ke horizontal circle mein par ghoomayi jaati hai. (a) centripetal acceleration, (b) string mein tension nikalo (gravity/string ki slight droop ignore karo).
Recall Solution
(a) aur diye gaye hain: (b) Newton's Second Law se, net inward force hai. Yahan string tension hi woh inward force hai (yeh extra force nahi hai — yeh hi centripetal force hai): Kyun: hum real force identify karte hain jo inward pull supply karta hai, phir use ke barabar set karte hain. Answer: , tension .
Q4.2
ki ek car radius ki circular hill ke top par se guzarti hai. Kis speed par car road se contact kho deti hai (normal force )?
Recall Solution
Hill ke top par, gravity (, downward, centre ki taraf) aur normal force (, upward, centre se door) dono centre ki vertical line ke saath act karte hain. Net downward = inward force centripetal requirement supply karta hai: Car "just loses contact" jab road push nahi kar sakti — woh hai: Humne kya kiya: radial (vertical) direction mein Newton's 2nd law likhi, phir lift-off condition impose ki. kyun: contact exactly tab khat hota hai jab surface push karna band kare — mass cancel ho jaata hai, isliye car kitni bhi bhaari ho, fark nahi padta. Answer: (lagbhag ).
Q4.3
Conical pendulum: length ki string par ka bob horizontal circle mein swing karta hai, string vertical se angle banati hai. Bob ki speed nikalo.
Recall Solution
Do real forces act karte hain: tension string ke along, aur gravity neeche. Tension ke components lo (figure dekho):
- Vertical: (bob upar ya neeche nahi jaata).
- Horizontal: (yeh horizontal part hi centripetal force hai).

Circle ka radius hai (axis se bob tak horizontal doori). cancel karne ke liye horizontal equation ko vertical se divide karo: Divide kyun kiya: pata nahi aur chahiye bhi nahi — divide karne se eliminate ho jaata hai, yeh ek classic trick hai. , (, ), plug in karo: Answer: .
Level 5 — Mastery
Ek full multi-step problem, jo sab kuch ek saath test karta hai.
Q5.1
mass ka ek satellite Earth ke around radius ke circle mein orbit karta hai (Earth ke centre se measure kiya). Gravity centripetal force provide karti hai, us altitude par hai. (a) orbital speed , aur (b) period minutes mein nikalo.
Recall Solution
(a) Yahan gravity hi centripetal force hai — Gravitation — orbital motion dekho. Isliye us height par gravitational acceleration centripetal acceleration ke barabar hai: Dono kyun equate kiye: koi aur satellite ko inward nahi kheench raha, isliye gravity akele puri supply karni hai. Mass cancel ho jaata hai — orbital speed satellite ki mass par depend nahi karti.
(b) Period circumference divided by speed hai (Angular velocity and period use karte hue): Minutes mein convert karo: . Answer: , period — ek realistic low-Earth-orbit value (lagbhag 90–100 min).
Q5.2
radius ke smooth wire hoop par ek bead vertical loop ke bottom par se chal raha hai. Bead ki mass hai. Us instant par wire bead par jo force lagata hai (normal force ) nikalo.
Recall Solution
Loop ke bottom par, centre seedha bead ke upar hai. Isliye "centre ki taraf" matlab upar hai. Normal force upar (inward) push karta hai; gravity neeche (outward) kheechti hai. Radial (vertical) direction mein Newton's 2nd law, inward ko positive lete hue: ke liye solve karo: Humne kya kiya: bottom par "inward" kis taraf point karta hai identify kiya, phir us line ke saath real forces ka sum kiya. kyun: bottom par wire ko bead ko upar rakhna bhi hai aur path ko upar ki taraf bend karna bhi hai, isliye yeh akele weight se zyada push karta hai. Answer: , upar ki taraf directed (centre ki taraf).
Recall Aage badhne se pehle self-test checklist
- Kya tum diye gaye quantities ke basis par vs choose kar sakte ho? (L1–L2)
- Kya tum rpm aur period ko rad/s mein convert kar sakte ho? (L2)
- Kya tumhe pata hai ki (fixed ) lekin (fixed )? (L3)
- Kya tum ek real force ko ke barabar set karte ho, naya invent karne ki jagah? (L4)
- Kya tum vertical loop par har position ke liye "inward" ko re-point karte ho? (L5)