A rotating space station is said to create \"artificial gravity\" - a loosely-de

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A rotating space station is said to create "artificial gravity" - a loosely-defined term used for an acceleration that would be crudely similar to gravity. The outer wall of the rotating space station would become a floor for the astronauts, and centripetal acceleration supplied by the floor would allow to exercise and maintain muscle and bone strength more naturally than in non-rotating space environments. d = 185 m If the space station is 185 m in diameter, what angular velocity would produce an "artificial gravity" of 9.80 m/s^2 at the nm? Give your answer in rad/s. omega =

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Diameter = 185 m

Radius = 185/2 = 92.5 m

a = v^2/r

a = w^2 * r

w^2 = 9.81 / 92.5

w = 0.326 rad/s

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