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Chapter 10 Problem 105GP

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Problem 105GP

When astronauts return from prolonged space flights, they often suffer from bone loss, resulting in brittle bones that may take weeks for their bodies to rebuild. One solution may be to expose astronauts to periods of substantiai"g forces" in a centrifuge carried aboard their spaceship. To test this approach, NASA conducted a study in which four people spent 22 hours the in a compartment attached to the end of a 28-foot arm that rotated with an angular speed of 10.0 rpm. (a) What centripetal acceleration did these volunteersexperience? Express your answer in terms of g. (b) What was their linear speed?

Solution

a.)

Step 1 of 2

We have to find the centripetal acceleration experienced by the  volunteers in a compartment attached to the end of a 28-foot arm that rotated with an angular speed of 10.0 rpm.

The centripetal acceleration is given by the expression,

Where,

angular speed = 10.0 rpm

28 foot

Thus,

         

               

             

       

Therefore, the centripetal acceleration experienced by the volunteers is 0.95 g.

   

b.)

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

When astronauts return from prolonged space flights, they

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