Question

Learning Goal: To find the velocity and acceleration vectors for uniform circular motion and to recognize that this acceleration is the centripetal acceleration. Suppose that a particle's position is given by the following expression:

r⃗ (t)=R[cos(ωt)i^+sin(ωt)j^]
=Rcos(ωt)i^+Rsin(ωt)j^.

Part C Find the particle's velocity as a function of time. Express your answer using unit vectors (e.g., A i^+ B j^, where A and B are functions of ω, R, t, and π).

Part D Find the speed of the particle at time t. Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables ω, R, and π.

Part E Now find the acceleration of the particle. Express your answer using unit vectors (e.g., A i^+ B j^, where A and B are functions of ω, R, t, and π).

Part F Your calculation is actually a derivation of the centripetal acceleration. To see this, express the acceleration of the particle in terms of its position r⃗ (t). Express your answer in terms of some or all of the variables r⃗ (t) and ω.

Part H Finally, express the magnitude of the particle's acceleration in terms of R and v using the expression you obtained for the speed of the particle. Express your answer in terms of one or both of the variables R and v.

Answer 1