Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions - Problems - Page 91: 98

Answer

$v = -(2.70~m/s)\hat{i}-(1.80~m/s)\hat{j}$

Work Step by Step

We can find the radius of the circular path: $r = \sqrt{(2.00~m)^2+(-3.00~m)^2} = 3.61~m$ We can find the speed of the particle: $v = \frac{2\pi~r}{T}$ $v = \frac{(2\pi)~(3.61~m)}{7.00~s}$ $v = 3.24~m/s$ We can find the angle $\theta$ of the position vector below the positive direction of the x axis: $tan~\theta = \frac{3.00~m}{2.00~m}$ $\theta = tan^{-1}~(\frac{3.00~m}{2.00~m})$ $\theta = 56.3^{\circ}$ The velocity vector is perpendicular to the position vector. We can find the angle $\phi$ of the velocity vector below the negative direction of the x axis: $\phi = 180^{\circ} - 90^{\circ} - 56.3^{\circ} = 33.7^{\circ}$ We can find the components of the velocity vector: $v_x = -(3.24~m/s)~cos~33.7^{\circ} = -2.70~m/s$ $v_y = -(3.24~m/s)~sin~33.7^{\circ} = -1.80~m/s$ We can express the velocity in unit-vector notation: $v = -(2.70~m/s)\hat{i}-(1.80~m/s)\hat{j}$
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