What is the radius of an automobile tire that turns with a period of 0.091 s and has a linear speed of 20.0 m/s? What kind of force is the centripetal force?

1) The radius of the tire is approximately 0.28966 meters

2) The centripetal force is the force that keeps a body moving on a circular path

Explanation:

1) The linear speed of the automobile tire = 20.0 m/s

The period with which the tire turns = 0.091 s

The period = The time it takes to make a complete turn

Therefore;

The number of turns in 1 second = 1/0.091 ≈ 10.989 turns

The distance covered with 10.989 turns, assuming no friction = 10.989 × The circumference of the tire

∴ The distance covered with 10.989 turns, assuming no friction = 10.989 × 2 × π × Radius of the tire

From the speed of the car, 20.0 m/s, we have;

The distance covered in 1 second = 20.0 meters

Therefore;

10.989 × 2 × π × Radius of the tire = 20.0 meters

Radius of the tire = (20.0 meters)/(10.289 × 2 × π) ≈ 0.28966 meters

The radius of the tire ≈ 0.28966 meters

2) The centripetal force is the force required to maintain the curved motion of an object, and having a direction towards the center of the rotary motion.

The centripetal force is given by the formula,

Where;

F = The centripetal force

m = The mass of the object

v = The linear velocity of the object

r = The radius of the rotational motion.