A rotating space station of radius 50 m gives g = 9.8 m/s^2 at the rim. Its period of rotation is:

  1. 14.3 s
  2. 7.1 s
  3. 14.2 s
  4. 28.4 s
Answer

C) 14.2 s

omega = 0.443 rad/s, so T = 2pi/omega = 14.2 s. SLO P-11-B-17 · Understanding

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