Centripetal acceleration of Earth around Sun?

[psycovic23]

I can't seem to get the right answer...

R = 1.50 x 10^11

and I figure that 1 day/rev = 86400 sec/rev

So: \frac {2 \pi 1.50 * 10^{11}}{86400} is the velocity, and then plug that into \frac {v^2}{r} but I keep on getting 700 something..what am I doing wrong?



Question 2: At what minimum speed must a roller coaster be traveling when upside down at the top of a circle if the passengers are not to fall out? R = 8.6m

What I think you have to do is
mg + F_c = m * \frac {v^2}{R}

but I don't know what F would be...or am I approaching this the wrong way?

[dextercioby]

I can't seem to get the right answer...
R = 1.50 x 10^11
and I figure that 1 day/rev = 86400 sec/rev
So: \frac {2 \pi 1.50 * 10^{11}}{86400} is the velocity, and then plug that into \frac {v^2}{r} but I keep on getting 700 something..what am I doing wrong?

Whoever told you that the Earth circles (on an ellipse :tongue2: ) the Sun in one day (86400s) is a WACKO!!!!!!!!!!!!! :surprised :surprised

Daniel.

PS.I hope u see the error. :tongue2:

[psycovic23]

Wow. I'm dumb :tongue2:

[psycovic23]

*Bump for new question*

[futb0l]

Hmm - Newton's second law(the mass cancels)... so, the centripetal acceleration has to be bigger than the gravitational acceleration.


\frac{v^2}{r} > -g

[Doc Al]

Question 2: At what minimum speed must a roller coaster be traveling when upside down at the top of a circle if the passengers are not to fall out? R = 8.6m

What I think you have to do is
mg + F_c = m * \frac {v^2}{R}

but I don't know what F would be...or am I approaching this the wrong way?
So far, so good. What you call F_c is the force exerted by the coaster on the passenger. The minimum speed of the coaster is that which will make F_c = 0. When that force goes to zero, it means that the passengers are beginning to lose contact with the seat.

[psycovic23]

Ah, thank you very much!