A device for training astronauts and jet fighter pilots is designed to rotate a trainee in a horizontal circle of radius 11.0 m. If the force felt by the trainee on her back is 7.25 times her own weight, how fast is she rotating

Respuesta :

The centripetal force felt by the trainer on her back its equal to 7.25 times its weight, therefore:

[tex]F_c=7.25W\\F_c=7.25(mg)[/tex]

The centripetal force is given by:

[tex]F_c=ma_c=m\frac{v^2}{r}=m\omega^2 r[/tex]

Replacing this and solving for the angular speed, we have:

[tex]m\omega^2 r=7.25mg\\\omega^2=\frac{7.25g}{r}\\\omega=\sqrt{\frac{7.25g}{r}}\\\omega=\sqrt{\frac{7.25*9.8\frac{m}{s^2}}{11m}}\\\omega=2.54\frac{rad}{s}[/tex]

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