
Why centripetal forces are real forces and centrifugal force is called a pseudo force?

Important Questions on Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
An automobile of mass has to make a circular turn of radius . If it is moving with a speed of , what is the centripetal force on the automobile?

A body of mass is set to rotate in a circular path by means of a string long. If it makes complete revolutions in , find the tension of the string.

A particle moves in a circle of radius . Its linear speed is given by where is in second and in . Find the radial and tangential acceleration at .

A cyclist, running at speed, took a turn along a curved path of radius . What was his inclination with the vertical plane? .

The curvature of a railway line has radius and the distance between the two lines is . If the outer line is higher than the inner, at what maximum speed can an engine bend round the curve without exerting lateral pressure on the lines?

A roadway bridge over a river is in the form of a quarter of a circle of radius . What is the maximum speed with which a car must pass over the bridge without leaving the ground at any point of it? ()

A cyclist, going speed, turns round a bend of radius . If the mass of the cyclist be , what will be the centrifugal force acting on the cyclist? How many time is it more than his own weight?

A particle of mass is moving in a circle of radius with an angular velocity of . Find the change in linear velocity in half a revolution.
