4.17 A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle at a constant speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 s, what is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the stone?

 

NEETprep Answer:

Given,
Lengthofstring,l=80cm=0.8m
Numberofrevolutions=14
Time,t=25s
Frequency,v=NumberofrevolutionsTimetaken=1425Hz
Angularfrequency,ω=2πν=2x227x1425=8825rads-1
Centripetalacceleration,ac=ω2r=88252x0.8
=9.91m/s2

The direction of centripetal acceleration is always directed along the string, toward the center, at all points.