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Modify parameters to create a barrel ride that is both thrilling and safe.

The Barrel Ride

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You will have to successfully determine the wavelength of red, green, and blue light to complete this activity. To do so … • Measure the distance between selected bright spots on the screen. • Use given values of slit separation distance and screen distance. • Use Young’s equation to calculate wavelength. If you incorrectly calculate wavelength for any light color, you will have to repeat the color  with different values until you get it correct. Your progress will be displayed at the bottom of the screen; a check indicates the successful anlaysis of that particular light color. A trophy is displayed when you successfully analyze all three light colors.

Young’s Experiment

Let’s Do It!

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4.00

Speed (m/s)

Not enough Ffrict to balance Fgrav. You can fix it.

Acceleration (m/s/s)

Safety Rating

FBD:

The Barrel Ride

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Thrill Rating

Force Values:

Fgrav:

Mass ??? kg

Ffrict:

25

Radius ??? m

Rotate

Period ??? s

Fnorm:

180

1

Period (s):

Parameters

Fnorm

Let’s Try It!

Use arrows to set values for the Ride and the Rider.

Mass (kg):

#Gs of Force

Fgrav

Vectors:

60.0

Ffrict

Radius (m):

Velocity

Acceleration

Position

Theta

Make Δes

Stop Rotation

Previouis Frame

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Inc. Up

<

10.0

20.0

Play

Inc. Dn

Continue

Show v

Locate Rider

Reset

Theta (°CW from N):

Next Frame

Rotation

Stop

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