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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    Thanks everyone. Special thanks to Doc Al. This thread is closed.
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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    I went to the wikipedia link you posted. Yup,I admit I was mistaken. Coriolis force can be in any direction in the plane of circular motion. Thanks a lot.
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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    Sir, thanks for all the effort but after the work you just showed me I would seriously ask you to consider your definition of complicated. But thanks for your effort.
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    Calculating Distance and Position of Two Moving Objects in 2D Space

    Show the position of the two players at any time.Then find the modulus of the vector difference between their position.
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    How do you find centripetal force without knowing velocity?

    centripetal force in this case is just the net radial force. Take some tension T in the rope and resolve the components of the weight in radial and tangential directions.
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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    Can you please explain why? As according to what I have read it is tangential.
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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    Coriolis force is the tangential force experienced on the particle which is coming closer or going away from the center of circular motion. Just like the winds change directions.
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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    Even I thought the same way. But the coriolis force is not directed radially. It is a tangential force. Also coriolis force depends upon the rate of change of radial distance which here is zero.
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    Undergrad Calculating Rotational Inertia of Flat Plate

    Hey Azizlwl, Take a rectangular element of length a and height as given at a distance r from the axis. Make the width very small i.e. dr. What is the moment of inertia of this element about the axis? (Use parallel axis theorem). Now integrate. you will get your answer.
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    Undergrad How does a rotating wheel apply torque/force on a ball?

    there is friction between the ball and the wheel. It makes the ball move in the direction tangential to the point on the wheel where the ball makes contact.
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    Graduate Problem involving a rotating frame. Help

    This is a conceptual problem which I am facing for many days. If we convert a scenario in an inertial frame into a rotating frame, we apply a pseudo force i.e. centrifugal force radially outwards on the particle. Right? Also if a particle is having a circular motion in any frame of...
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    Undergrad Vector Mechanics Statics question

    But wouldn't the normal force change once P has been removed?
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    Undergrad Vector Mechanics Statics question

    In the question I am not able to understand what the scenario is. Is it that we are removing the P force after insertion? If that is the case, both the normal and the friction forces will change after removal of P. Then how can we calculate. Please help, I am going to have my exams tomorrow.
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    Undergrad Solve Vector Statics Problem - Need Help Now

    Thanks haruspex
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    Undergrad Mechanics question on vector statics

    Thanks Rap I got the answer.