1) Computer-controlled display screens provide drivers in the Indianapolis 500 with a variety of information about how their cars are performing. For instance, as a car is going through a turn, a speed of 221 mi/h (98.8 m/s) and centripetal acceleration of 3.00 g (three times the acceleration due to gravity) are displayed. Determine the radius of the turn (in meters). 458 492 348 332 2) A centrifuge is a device in which a small container of material is rotated at a high speed on a circular path. Such a device is used in medical laboratories, for instance, to cause the denser red blood cells to settle through the less dense blood serum and collect at the bottom of the container. Suppose the centripetal acceleration of the sample is 6.25x103 times as large as the acceleration due to gravity. Determine how many revolutions per minute is the sample making, if it is located at a radius of 5.00 cm from the axis of rotation? 11820 10600 16080 15500

1) Computer-controlled display screens provide drivers in the Indianapolis 500 with a variety of information about how their cars are performing. For instance, as a car is going through a turn, a speed of 221 mi/h (98.8 m/s) and centripetal acceleration of 3.00 g (three times the acceleration due to gravity) are displayed. Determine the radius of the turn (in meters). 458 492 348 332 2) A centrifuge is a device in which a small container of material is rotated at a high speed on a circular path. Such a device is used in medical laboratories, for instance, to cause the denser red blood cells to settle through the less dense blood serum and collect at the bottom of the container. Suppose the centripetal acceleration of the sample is 6.25x103 times as large as the acceleration due to gravity. Determine how many revolutions per minute is the sample making, if it is located at a radius of 5.00 cm from the axis of rotation? 11820 10600 16080 15500

Physics for Scientists and Engineers

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter3: Vectors

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