Bug on a bowling ball, Physics

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Bug on a Bowling Ball

A bug sitting on top of a bowling ball begins to slide o? with negligible friction. Conclude the angle at which the bug leaves the surface.

This problem is easily solved with the aid of the diagram

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The forces on the bug include the centripetal force due to gravity, the centrifugal force due to motion along the curve and the resulting normal force.

Fn = mv2/r - mg cos θ

The get done in kinetic energy as the bug slides is provided by the loss in potential energy. Since h = r - r cos θ we have

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At the instant the bug leaves the ball the normal force Fn becomes zero. We are able to now substitute the value of the centrifugal force

Fn =(mv2/r)- mgcos θ

The get in kinetic energy as the bug slides is provided by the loss in potential energy. As h = r - r cos θ we have

mv2/2 = mgh

mv2/2 = mgr(1 - cos θ)

mv2/r = 2mgr(1 - cos θ)

At the moment the bug leaves the ball the normal force Fn becomes zero. We are able to now substitute the value of the centrifugal force

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