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A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If the horizontal circular path the riders follow has a 6.75 m radius, at how many revolutions per minute are the riders subjected to a centripetal acceleration equal to that of gravity

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Answer: The riders are subjected to 11.5 revolutions per minute

Explanation: Please see the attachments below

A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If-example-1
A fairground ride spins its occupants inside a flying saucer-shaped container. If-example-2
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