• University of Texas, San Antonio

• PHY 1603

Analysis of Centripetal Force Lab
Name______________________________________________
Course/Section___PHY-1611-016____________________________________
Instructor______Tyler Rucus______________________________________
Tables (20 points)
R(m) 0.500m
y1(m) 1.260m
g(m/s2) 9.81m/s^2
m(kg) 1.000kg
Nb 59.195N
vb 4.97m/s
NT 0.430N
vT 2.261m/s
1. Draw the free body diagram for the mass at the bottom of the loop, and the write the force
summation equation from it. Then use it to calculate the centripetal force of the mass at the
bottom of the loop. (15 points)