D-86924838 6.59 Problem 6.59 Some dragonflies splash down onto the surface of a

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D-86924838 6.59 Problem 6.59 Some dragonflies splash down onto the surface of a lake to clean themselves. After this dunking, the dragonfies gain atitude, and then spin rapidly at about 1000 rpm to spray the do this "spin-dry," they tuck themselves into a "ball." Part A f they spin with a linear speed of 2.6 m/s, and curl into a ball with a radius of 1.4 cm, what is the centripetal acceleration they produce? Express your answer to two significant figures and include appropriate units 0.048 Incorrect; Try Again; 9 attempts remaining

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Centripetal acceleration they produce is given as

a=v^2/r

a=(2.6)^2/1.4*10^{-2}=482.86 m/sec^2

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