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To withstand "g-forces" of up to 10 g's, caused by suddenly pulling out of a steep dive, fighter jet pilots train on a "human centrifuge." 10 g's is an acceleration of 98 m/s2 .

If the length of the centrifuge arm is 12 m , what speed is the rider moving when she experiences 10 g's ?

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AL2006

Centripetal acceleration = speed-squared/radius. /// 98m/s2=speed-squared/12m. ///// 98x12m2/s2=speed^2. ///// Speed=square-root of 98x12=34.3m/s (about 77mph)

Answer:

When she experiences 10 g's its speed is \(34.293\frac{m}{s}\)

Explanation:

I add a graph of the situation.

The centripetal acceleration (in this case 10 g's) is equal to the square of the speed ''V'' divided by the length ''r'' of the centrifuge arm.

\(ca=\frac{V^{2}}{r}\)      (I)

If we replace all the data in the equation (I) :

\(98\frac{m}{s^{2}}=\frac{V^{2}}{12m}\)

\(V^{2}=1176\frac{m^{2}}{s^{2}}\)

\(V=34.293\frac{m}{s}\)

In the graph, I added the centripetal acceleration ''ca'', the acceleration ''a'', the velocity vector ''V'' which magnitude is the speed ''V'' and the tangential acceleration ''ta''.

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