Apolice officer in hot pursuit drives her car through a circular turn of radius 366 m with a constant speed of 83.6 km/h. her mass is 56.1 kg. what are (a) the magnitude and (b) the angle (relative to vertical) of the net force of the officer on the car seat? (hint: consider both horizontal and vertical forces.)

(a) Net force=556 N

Explanation:

Horizontal force= Fh= centripetal force

so Fh= mv²/r

m= mass=56.1 kg

v= velocity= 83.6 km/h=23.2 m/s

r= radius of circular turn= 366 m

so Fh= 56.1 (23.2)²/366=82.5 N

Vertical force = Fv= mg= 56.1 (9.8)=550 N

so the magnitude of net force = F=√(82.50)²+(550)²=556 N

(b) for angle, tanθ=Fv/Fh

tanθ= 550/82.5

θ=tan⁻¹(6.67)

θ=81.5⁰

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.