A pilot is flying a small plane at 56.6 m/s in a circular path with a radius of 188.5 m. The centripetal force needed to maintain the plane’s circular motion is 18900  N. What is the plane’s mass?

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A pilot is flying a small plane at 56.6 m/s in a circular path with a radius of 188.5 m. The centripetal force needed to maintain the plane’s circular motion is 18900  N. What is the plane’s mass?

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