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| Physics-Need help with centripetal acceleration problem ASAP?
Here is the problem "A small bead can slide without friction on a circular hoop that is in a vertivcal plane. The fact that the hoop is fictionless means that the hoop exerts a normal force that points toward the center of the hoop. The hopp exerts no force other than that on this bead. The hoop has a radius of (0.10m) If the hoop rotates at an angular speed= 24 rad/s, find the angle theta at which the bead is in vertical equilibrium? and then find What happens if the angular speed is 6 rad/s? I started with a free body diagram with mg force downward, the normal force facing the center of the circle(hoop). So therefore the force vertical is (Forcenormal) x (sin (theta)). And parallel is (Forcenormal) x (cos(theta)). key Fn=normal force f=ma so Fn(sin theta)= mass x gravity solved for M= (Fn(sin theta)) / g Fn(cos theta)=m A(centripetal) plugged M into this equation i got Fn(cos theta) / Fn(sin theta)*gravity=ac which simplifies to (cot theta x 9.8)=ac so then i found the acceleration by the equation ac= (v^2)/ R ac= (24 rad/s)^2 / (0.10) then i plugged this into the equation cot theta= 9.8 * ( 24)^2/ 0.10 im stuck there am i on the right track, i need help finishing it
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