Pilots can be tested for the stresses of flying high-speed jets in a whirling “human

Chapter 8, Problem 17P

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Problem 17P

Pilots can be tested for the stresses of flying high-speed jets in a whirling “human centrifuge,” which takes 1.0 min to turn through 20 complete revolutions before reaching its final speed, (a) What was its angular acceleration (assumed constant), and (b) what was its final angular speed in rpm?

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QUESTION:

Problem 17P

Pilots can be tested for the stresses of flying high-speed jets in a whirling “human centrifuge,” which takes 1.0 min to turn through 20 complete revolutions before reaching its final speed, (a) What was its angular acceleration (assumed constant), and (b) what was its final angular speed in rpm?

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Solution 17P

Step 1 of 3:

In this question, we need to find angular acceleration of whirling

In part b, we need to find final angular speed in rpm

Data given

Time taken

Number of revolutions

Part a:

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