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  • Jun 6, 2009, 09:09 AM
    dao_truongd1
    Largest mass a vine can stand with a given breaking strength
    Tarzan tries to swing across a river on a 12.0 vine. His speed at the bottom of his swing is 10.5 m/s. The vine has a breaking strength of 1.73x10^3 N. What is the largest mass Tarzan can still have? Thanks in advance.
  • Jun 6, 2009, 10:55 AM
    Unknown008

    Do you realise that you're dealing with centripetal forces? I'll give you a hint; the tension in the vine will be given by the sum of tarzan's weight and the centripetal force.

    You can use



    where F_c is the centripetal force, m is the mass of Tarzan, v is his speed and r is the radius of the pathway.

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