College

A 10 kg dog is running in a circle around a tree, trying to catch a squirrel. The dog's speed is 7 m/s and the radius of the dog’s circular path is 3 meters. What is the centripetal force acting on the dog?

A. 163 N
B. 16.3 N
C. 490 N
D. 23 N

Answer :

The centripetal force acting on the dog is 245 N (The options are wrong).

What is centripetal force?

The formula for centripetal force is given by F = m × v² / r, where m is the mass of the object (in this case, the dog), v is the velocity of the object, and r is the radius of the circular path.

Plugging in the given values:

F = 10 kg × (7 m/s)² / 3 m = 245 N

So the centripetal force acting on the dog running around a tree is 245 N.

Find out more on centripetal force here: https://brainly.com/question/20905151

#SPJ1

Other Questions