Question

A branch swept into a Category 3 hurricane has a centripetal acceleration of 0.028 m/s2. Estimate the radius of the storm is wind speeds are
53 m/s

Answer 1

Answer:

Radius, r = 100321.43m or 10.03 * 10^4m

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Acceleration, a = 0.028m/s²

Speed = 53m/s

Centripetal acceleration is given by the formula;

$Acceleration, a = \frac {v^{2}}{r}$

Substituting into the equation, we have;

$Acceleration, a = \frac {53^{2}}{0.028}$

$Acceleration, a = \frac {2809}{0.028}$

Radius, r = 100321.43m or 10.03 * 10^4m