An astronaut with a mass of 97 kg is in a rotating space station with a radius of 350m. She stands on a scale, and the reading is 540 N ( Hint FN = FC ; Fc = mac and ac = FN /m) And (Use ac = V2 / r , followed by ac = 4π2r/T2 for b and c part) a) At what acceleration do objects fall when dropped near the floor of the space station? b) Calculate the speed of rotation of the outer rim of the space station c) Calculate the period of rotation of the space station

An astronaut with a mass of 97 kg is in a rotating space station with a radius of 350m. She stands on a scale, and the reading is 540 N ( Hint FN = FC ; Fc = mac and ac = FN /m) And (Use ac = V2 / r , followed by ac = 4π2r/T2 for b and c part) a) At what acceleration do objects fall when dropped near the floor of the space station? b) Calculate the speed of rotation of the outer rim of the space station c) Calculate the period of rotation of the space station

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Chapter7: Rotational Motion And The Law Of Gravity

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Problem 8WUE: A car of mass 1 230 kg travels along a circular road of radius 60.0 m at 18.0 m/s. (a) Calculate the...

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