Problem

A 21 mm diameter glass marble with a mass of 15 g rolls without slipping down a track toward a vertical loop of radius R=11 cm, as shown in the figure.
Approximate the minimum translational speed vmin the marble must have in order to complete the loop without falling off the track when it is a height H=23 cm above the bottom of the loop.
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So, the minimum translational speed the marble must have in order to complete the loop without falling off the track when it is a height H=23cm above the bottom of the loop is approximately 2.23m/s.

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Step 1 :First, we need to understand that the marble needs to have enough kinetic energy at the top of the loop to overcome the gravitational potential energy and the centripetal force required to keep it in circular motion. This is the key to solving this problem.

Step 2 :We start by calculating the gravitational potential energy at the top of the loop, which is given by mgh, where m is the mass of the marble, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height. Substituting the given values, we get mgh=0.015×9.8×0.23=0.03411J.

Step 3 :Next, we calculate the centripetal force required to keep the marble in circular motion at the top of the loop. This is given by mv2r, where v is the speed of the marble and r is the radius of the loop. At the top of the loop, this force must be equal to the weight of the marble, mg, for the marble to just stay in contact with the track. Therefore, we have mv2r=mg, which simplifies to v=rg. Substituting the given values, we get v=0.11×9.8=1.04m/s.

Step 4 :Finally, we equate the kinetic energy at the bottom of the loop to the sum of the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy at the top of the loop. The kinetic energy is given by 12mv2, so we have 12mvmin2=12mv2+mgh. Solving for vmin, we get vmin=v2+2gh. Substituting the values we calculated earlier, we get vmin=(1.04)2+2×9.8×0.23=2.23m/s.

Step 5 :So, the minimum translational speed the marble must have in order to complete the loop without falling off the track when it is a height H=23cm above the bottom of the loop is approximately 2.23m/s.

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