LESSON 2

CIRCULAR MOTION
Let's discover how a body moves in a circular motion
and tough times and Let's now relate uniform circular
motion to the second law of motion.
Guide Questions:
1.What is Centripetal Force?
2.What is the relationship of Circular
motion to newton’s 2 Law of
nd

motion?
 Uniform Circular Motion

- is a motion in a circle at a
constant speed.
 TERMS TO REMEMBER

Distance, d
- the circumference of the circle
Radius, r
- straight line from the center of a circle to any point on the outer
edge
PERIOD FREQUENCY
(T) (f)
 PERIOD FREQUENCY
(T) (f)
the time it takes for an object to
make one complete revolution
(sec/rev)

T=1/f
 PERIOD FREQUENCY
(T) (f)
the time it takes for an object to the number of revolutions
make one complete revolution completed by an object in a
(sec/rev) given time (rev/sec)

T=1/f f= 1/T
SPEED OF AN OBJECT
Formula:
pi, π
- Ratio of the circumference
of a circle to its diameter
v= 2πrf
- 3.14
v= 2 πr/T
STEP 1. FIND PERIOD (T)

FORMULA:
SECONDS/REVOLUTIONS

SOLUTION:

1 minute / 830 revs

60 seconds / 830 revs

FINAL ANSWER: 0.07 s

SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
• CENTER SEEKING
• It is the inward net force
which keeps an object
moving with a uniform
velocity along a circular
path. This force is directed
along the radius towards
the center.
CENTRIPETAL FORCE
FORMULA:

F c = mv / r 2

UNIT USED:

N , kg m/s 2
PROBLEM: CENTRIPETAL FORCE

• A 400g rock attached to a 1.0 m string is

whirled in a horizontal circle at a constant
speed of 10.0m/s. Neglecting the effects
of gravity, what is the centripetal force
acting on the rock?
GIVEN: m – 400 g ; v – 10 m/s ; r – 1.0 m

FIND:
Fc

FORMULA:
GIVEN: m – 400 g ; v – 10 m/s ; r – 1.0 m

FIND:
Fc

FORMULA:
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Sec
rev
Sec
rev
 rev
Hertz (Hz) = rev/sec
sec
 rev
Hertz (Hz) = rev/sec
sec