A flying mouse
Classical Mechanics
Level
1
Consider a rotating mouse (not a literal one), then consider it in uniform circular motion. What is causing it to rotate and if we cut the string, what will happen to the mouse?
acceleration of object by gravity; travel in angle it was heading in
Centripetal force; tangential to direction travelling
friction; tangential to direction travelling
Centrifugal force; travel in angle it was heading in
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1 solution
For circular motion, centripetal force acts Tangentially and tends to tear the string up!