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At what rate must a cylindrical spaceship rotate if occupants are to experience simulated gravity of 0.62 g? Assume the spaceship's diameter is 26 m , and give your answer as the time needed for one revolution
Force acting on space ship is
F = m a
here the force is centripetal force
m v 2 / r = ma
v 2 / r = a
speed of spaceship is
v = 2πr / T
(2πr / T ) 2 / r = 0.62 g
4 π2 r / T2 = 0.62 g
radius r = 26 / 2 = 13 m
T 2 = 4 π2 *13 / 0.62*9.8
T =9.19 s