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Suppose you stand on the rim of a space station. If the radius of the station is 12,000

meters, at what tangential speed must the rim of the station move in order for you to have the same weight as on the Earth?

[HINT: F=mv2/r = mg]

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Answer:

circle

Step-by-step explanation:

because Earth is not oblong

User Jack Chern
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