Halliday, Resnick & Walker — Force and Motion–II: Problem 50_M_CALC

An 85.0 kg passenger is made to move along a circular path of radius \(r = 3.50\) m in uniform circular motion. (a) Figure 6.29a is a plot of the required magnitude \(F\) of the net centripetal force for a range of possible values of the passenger’s speed \(v\). What is the plot’s slope at \(v = 8.30\) m/s? (b) Figure 6.29b is a plot of \(F\) for a range of possible values of \(T\), the period of the motion. What is the plot’s slope at \(T = 2.50\) s?