You are riding in an amusement park ride consisting of a long horizontal arm that pivots from one end about a vertical axis. Attached to the far end of the arm is a container in which you stand with your face pointing towards the center, as shown in the diagram. As the ride's spin increases, you realize that when the container reaches a certain linear speed v, you can lift your feet off the ground and the frictional force on your back against the wall is sufficient to hold you suspended above the floor of the container. The length of the arm-plus-container (i.e. the distance from you to the axis of rotation) is L. The acceleration due to gravity is g. In terms of L and v, what is the coefficient of static friction between your back and the wall of the container? Axis of rotation L

You are riding in an amusement park ride consisting of a long horizontal arm that pivots from one end about a vertical axis. Attached to the far end of the arm is a container in which you stand with your face pointing towards the center, as shown in the diagram. As the ride's spin increases, you realize that when the container reaches a certain linear speed v, you can lift your feet off the ground and the frictional force on your back against the wall is sufficient to hold you suspended above the floor of the container. The length of the arm-plus-container (i.e. the distance from you to the axis of rotation) is L. The acceleration due to gravity is g. In terms of L and v, what is the coefficient of static friction between your back and the wall of the container? Axis of rotation L

College Physics

11th Edition

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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