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- Homework Statement
- What would be the forces acting on the particle in groove for problem given below when the observer is a ground observer i.e. in an inertial frame of reference? So, observer is not in rotating cabin which would be a non-inertial reference frame of reference.
I know that at any instant of time, the particle will have a tangential and a radial centripetal acceleration but cannot figure out the free body diagram of the particle. As a result of tangential + radial acceleration, the particle will traverse a complex curved path relative to ground observer.
- Relevant Equations
- F=m(ww)r ( m times w squared times r where w is angular velocity of rotating object)
A table with smooth horizontal surface is fixed in a cabin that rotates with a uniform angular velocity ω in a circular path of radius R. A smooth horizontal groove AB of length L(<<R) is made on the surface of the table. The groove makes an angle θ with the radius OA of the circle in which the cabin rotates. A small particle is kept at the point A in the groove and is released to move along AB. Find the time taken by the particle to reach the point B.
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