The figure above is taken from one of the Webassign HW problems which shows a person held up against a wall of a circularly moving ride in which the floor drops away. The radius of the spinning chamber is 3m and it rotates at 29 RPM. What should be the minimum value for the coefficient of static friction if the person is not to slip? (Round your answer to one decimal place)

The figure above is taken from one of the Webassign HW problems which shows a person held up against a wall of a circularly moving ride in which the floor drops away. The radius of the spinning chamber is 3m and it rotates at 29 RPM. What should be the minimum value for the coefficient of static friction if the person is not to slip? (Round your answer to one decimal place)

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

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