Uniform circular motion

Uniform circular motion


v  v x iˆ  v y ˆj  (  v sin  ) iˆ  ( v co s  ) ˆj

  vy p  ˆ  vx p  ˆ  dv  v dy p  ˆ  v dx p  ˆ
v   i   j a   i   j
 r   r  dt  r dt   r dt 
  v2  ˆ  v2 ˆ
a    cos   i    sin   j
 r   r 
 Uniform circular motion
  v 2
  v 2

a    cos   iˆ    sin   ˆj
 r   r 

2
 v v2
cos    sin  
2 2 2 2
a  ax  a y  
r r

v2
ay sin 
r sin 
tan    2    tan 
ax v cos 
cos 
r
Uniform circular motion: centripetal acceleration

2
v
a
r
2 r
T
v
 Non-uniform circular motion:
Tangential and radial acceleration

   d  2
a  at  ar at  ar  
dt r
 Tangential and radial acceleration
A ball, attached to a 1.5 m loing rope swings counterclockwhise in a vertical
circle. When the ball is at 36.9° past the lowest point of the trajectory and
moving upward, its total acceleration is (-22.5 i, _20.2 j) m/s2. For that instant:
a)Sketch a vector diagram showing the components of the acceleration;
b)Determine the magnitude of the centripetal (radial) acceleration;
c)Determine the instantaneous velocity of the ball.