fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal circular path he riders follow has an 8.00 m radius, at how many revolutions per minute will the riders be subjected to centripetal acceleration 1.50 times that due to gravity?

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A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal circular path
the riders follow has an 8.00 m radius, at how many revolutions per minute will the riders be subjected to
a centripetal acceleration 1.50 times that due to gravity?
Transcribed Image Text:A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal circular path the riders follow has an 8.00 m radius, at how many revolutions per minute will the riders be subjected to a centripetal acceleration 1.50 times that due to gravity?
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