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A model of a helicopter rotor has four blades, each of length 3.4 mm from the central shaft to the blade tip. The model is rotated in a wind tunnel at a rotational speed of 500 rev/minrev/min.
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What is the linear speed of the blade tip?
Express your answer in meters per second.
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What is the radial acceleration of the blade tip expressed as a multiple of the acceleration due to gravity, gg?
Express your answer as a multiple of gg.
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