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24 January, 00:18

An athlete prepares to throw a 2.0-kilogram discus. His arm is 0.75 meters long. He spins around several times with the discus at the end of his out-stretched arm so that the discus reaches a velocity of 5.0 m/s. What is the centripetal force acting on the discus?

A. 9.4 N

B. 14 N

C. 27 N

D. 66 N

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  1. 24 January, 00:45
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    The centripetal force would be mv^2/r

    which is then equal to 2*5*5/0.75

    that's 66 N
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