A rotating space station of radius 250 m gives g = 9.8 m/s^2 at the rim. Its period of rotation is:

  1. 31.7 s
  2. 63.5 s
  3. 31.8 s
  4. 15.9 s
Answer

A) 31.7 s

omega = 0.198 rad/s, so T = 2pi/omega = 31.7 s. SLO P-11-B-17 · Understanding

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