The kinetic energy k of a particle moving along a circle of radius R depends on the distance covered \Sigma as k = a s^{2} where \(\alpha\) is a constant. The force acting on the particle is
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According to given problem \(\frac{1}{2}mv^{2} = as^{2}\) \(\Rightarrow v = s_1 \sqrt{\frac{2a}{m}}\)
So \(\mathbf{a}_{R} = \frac{v^{2}}{R} = \frac{2as}{mR}\) …(i)
Further more as \(a_{t} = \frac{dv}{dt} = \frac{dv}{ds} \cdot \frac{ds}{dt} = v \frac{dv}{ds}\) …(ii)
(By chain rule)
Which in light of equation (i) i.e. \(v = s_1 \sqrt{\frac{2a}{m}}\) yields
\(a_{t} = \left[ s \sqrt{\frac{2a}{m}} \right] \left[ \sqrt{\frac{2a}{m}} \right] = \frac{2as}{m}\) …(iii)
So that \(a = \sqrt{a_R^2 + a_t^2} = \sqrt{\left[\frac{2as^2}{mR}\right]^2 + \left[\frac{2as^2}{m}\right]^2}\)
Hence \(\mathbf{a} = \frac{2as}{m} \sqrt{1 + \left(s/R\right)^2}\)
∴ ∴ \(F = ma = 2as \sqrt{1 + \left(s/R\right)^2}\)
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