1 A small smooth ring of mass 0.5 kg is travelling round a smooth circular wire, with centre O and radius 0.8 m . The circle of wire is in a horizontal plane.
The speed of the ring, \(v \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\), at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\) after passing through a point A on the wire is given by \(\mathrm { v } = 0.2 \mathrm { t } ^ { 2 } + 0.4 \mathrm { t } + 0.1\).
- Find the angular speed of the ring 5 seconds after it passes through A .
- Find the distance the ring travels along the wire in the first second after passing through A .
At time \(T\) s after the ring passes through A the magnitude of the force exerted on the ring by the wire is 6.4 N . You may assume that any forces acting on the ring other than the force exerted on the ring by the wire and gravity can be ignored.
- Determine the value of \(T\).
- Hence find the tangential acceleration of the ring at this time.