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Name: SRE vivo Worksheet 2 Circular Motion and Gravitational Field i, Abinary star consists of two stars A and B that orbit one another, as illustrated in Fig, 1.1 2.8x 10®km 4 -—__28x10%m star A 1 starB mass My gee mass My ' a Fig. 1.4 The stars are in circular orbits with the centres of both orbits at point P.a distance d from the centre of star A, (a) (i) Explain why the centripetal force acting on both stars has the same magnitude. VS. OND. A ocoscee (2 (i) The period of the orbit of the stars about point P is 4.0years, Calculate the angular speed w of the stars. me ek AY DES * QAF EES “nd DEMO. a tads~ (2] (b) The separation of the cent res of the stars is 2.8x 10%km, The mass of star A is My The mass of star Bis Mg, The ratio Mais 3.0 My . 4 Ot. ye wt t () Determine the distance a, For man same vt mn wie NES = Digee Way (2-5 ao%~8). ay oar ir ty, d2 Agro" (ii) Use your answers in Explain your working ue Rye WAKE 2 gues ott ew went s re y as t eee (gon ° \o o — Leg yio he = pat se )- bo nko peot (4)(i) and (b)() to determing the mass Mg of star B km [3] kg (3) [Total: 10] A large bow! is made from part of a hollow sphere ‘A small spherical ball is placed inside the bowl an: id Is given a horizontal speed, The ball follows a horizontal circular path of constant radius, as shi 7 }own in Fig. 2.1 ball Fig. 2.4 The forces acting on the ball are its weight W and the normal reaction force R ofthe bow! on the ball, as shown in Fig. 2.2. RSOO Fig. 2.2 The normal reaction force R Is at an angle #10 the horizontal. (a) (i) By resolving the reaction force R into two perpendicular components, show that the resultant force F acting on the ball is given by the expression i item stom A Ce See ul ZA) cE. AcoSd snd ene g &F e a (li) "State the significance of the force F for the motion of the ball in the bowl ARO nersepel iu) (b) The ball moves in a circular path of radius 14cm, For this radius, the angle 6s 28° Calculate the speed of the ball W= Ff tend a2 Vv © > ere “e e “7 JA ca we Lane ee ee eee os. Lins" [3] v 27; — = ae ton oe Ms Lomd& io

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