College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 5 - Problems - Page 188: 59

Answer

To simulate the Earth's gravitational field, the angular speed should be $7.0~rad/s$

Work Step by Step

To simulate the Earth's gravitational field, the radial acceleration should be equal to $g$. We can find the required angular speed: $\omega^2~r = g$ $\omega = \sqrt{\frac{g}{r}}$ $\omega = \sqrt{\frac{9.80~m/s^2}{0.20~m}}$ $\omega = 7.0~rad/s$ To simulate the Earth's gravitational field, the angular speed should be $7.0~rad/s$.
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