Circular motion of hoop and mass

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The problem involves a mass sliding inside a hoop and requires calculating the force exerted by the mass on the hoop at a specific angle. The context includes concepts from circular motion and energy conservation.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss drawing free body diagrams and applying conservation of energy principles. There are attempts to relate forces acting on the mass to its motion and questions about how to incorporate angles into the calculations.

Discussion Status

Some participants have provided hints about using energy conservation to find the speed at the specified angle. Others are exploring the relationship between forces and angles but express uncertainty about how to resolve the normal force and its components.

Contextual Notes

There are indications of confusion regarding the application of trigonometric functions to resolve forces and the specific role of the normal force in the context of circular motion. Participants are also grappling with the implications of their calculations and the correctness of their results.

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A mass M of 6.00E-1 kg slides inside a hoop of radius R=1.40 m with negligible friction. When M is at the top, it has a speed of 5.23 m/s. Calculate the size of the force with which the M pushes on the hoop when M is at an angle of 31.0°.

I have no idea from where to begin

I don't want you to do my homework,Can someone give me a hint?
 
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Start by drawing a free body diagram. The use conservation of energy.
 
When I do the diagram
the total forces work on the mass is :
mg=mv^2/r

the low of energy is:
Mgh=1/2mv^2r

But I can't see how the angle is related to the sloution?
 
Can you use the conservation of energy to figure out the speed of the mass at 31 degrees? If so, do that first, and make sure you can get a numerical value.

Also, mg is not the only force on the block. N, the normal force, provides part of the centripetal acceleration.
 
But I don't know which force I have to do to components
I need cos ans sin right?
How can I do that?
 
I tried to find the speed of the mass at 31 degrees by:
N+mgcosa=mv^2/r
but i don't know what to but instead of N?
 
I tried to slove the question by :
N+mgcosa=mv^2/r
but i don't know what to put instead of N!?
 
HardestPart said:
I tried to slove the question by :
N+mgcosa=mv^2/r
but i don't know what to put instead of N!?

N is what you want to find.
 
I tried to fins the speed at angle 31 by:
I/2mv^2+mg2R=1/2mv^2+mgRsina
all m goes together
v^2+4gR=v^2+2gRsina
the answer i get from solving it i plugg into this:
N+mgcosa=mv^2/R
N=mv^2/Rsina-mgcosa
I get N=18.27N
but it is a wrong answer
Can you tell me where i went wrong?
 

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