Julius competes in the hammer throw event. the hammer has a mass of 7.26 kg and is 1.215 m long. what is the centripetal force on the hammer when it has a tangential speed of 31.95 m/s? the answer is rounded off to the nearest whole number.

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Maurice

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6 June, 03:17

Julius competes in the hammer throw event. the hammer has a mass of 7.26 kg and is 1.215 m long. what is the centripetal force on the hammer when it has a tangential speed of 31.95 m/s? the answer is rounded off to the nearest whole number.

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Sheldon Schwartz · Answer 1

Centripetal force a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving. It is calculated by the expression:

F = mv^2/r

where m is the mass, v is the velocity and r is the radius.

F = 7.26 (31.95) ^2 / (1.215) = 6100 N