Maximum speed Here is the question:
In an action movie, the hero grabs a rope attached to the rafters of a warehouse to swing across to the other side. If his arms are capable of exerting a force of 1900 N on the rope, what is the maximum speed he can tolerate at the lowest point of his swing? His mass is 70 kg and the rope is 5.0 m long.
Okay, so the sum of forces is
1900N - mg = ma.
1900N - (75kg)(9.8m/s^2)=(75kg)a
1900N - 735N = (75kg)*a
solve for a:
a= 1900N-735N/75kg
a= 15.5 m/s^2
next solve for v by using a=v^2/r
rewrite into v=sqrt(a*r)
v=sqrt(15.5*5.0)
v= 8.81 m/s
v is wrong though, and I have no clue why. Please and Thank you...
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