Question

(5 pt) You tie a cord to a pail of water, and your swing the pail in a vertical circular 0.700 m. What is the minimum speed must you give the pail at the highest point of the circle if no water is to spill from it

Answer 1

The minimum speed required is 2.62m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

The value of gravitational acceleration = g = 9.81 m/s^2

Radius of the vertical circle = R = 0.7 m

Given the mass of the pail of water = m

The speed at the highest point of the circle = V

The centripetal force will be needed must be more than the weight of the pail of water in order to not spill water.

Below is the calculation:

`(mV^(2))/(R) = mg`

`V = √(gR)`

`V = √(9.81 * 0.7)`

`V = 2.62 m/s`