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A superhero swings a magic hammer over her head in a horizontal plane. The end of the hammer moves around a circular path of radius 1.50 m a
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A superhero swings a magic hammer over her head in a horizontal plane. The end of the hammer moves around a circular path of radius 1.50 m at an angular speed of 6.00 rad/s. As the superhero swings the hammer, she then ascends vertically at a constant 2.00 m/s. What is the speed of the end of the hammer relative to the ground?
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Answer: 9.22 m/s
Explanation:
Given
Radius of circular path, r = 1.5 m
Angular speed of hammer, w = 6 rad/s
Vertical component of speed, v(v) = 2 m/s
First, the horizontal component of speed is given by
v(h) = wr
v(h) = 1.5 * 6
v(h) = 9 m/s
Now, the speed of the hammer relative to the ground would be gotten if we find the resultant between both the horizontal and vertical component
v = √[v(h)² + v(v)²]
v = √(9² + 2²)
v = √(81 + 4)
v = √85
v = 9.22 m/s