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OS-UP-4-63 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Uniform and Nonuniform Circular Motion (Problem 63)

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 are the riders subjected to a centripetal acceleration equal to that of gravity?