8. At an amusement park there is a ride in which cylindrically shaped chambers spin around a central axis. People sit in seats facing the axis, their backs against the outer wall. At one instant the outer wall moves at a speed of 3.70 m/s, and an 87.0-kg person feels a 565-N force pressing against his back. What is the radius of the chamber? m sf60 50 $$ sfo 60 s ssfor

8. At an amusement park there is a ride in which cylindrically shaped chambers spin around a central axis. People sit in seats facing the axis, their backs against the outer wall. At one instant the outer wall moves at a speed of 3.70 m/s, and an 87.0-kg person feels a 565-N force pressing against his back. What is the radius of the chamber? m sf60 50 $$ sfo 60 s ssfor

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Chapter6: Uniform Circular Motion And Gravitation

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Problem 7CQ: A number of amusement parks have rides that make loops like the one shown in Figure 6.33. For...

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