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30 November, 11:07

In order to simulate weightlessness for astronauts in training, they are flown in a vertical circle. if the passengers are to experience weightlessness, how fast should an airplane be moving at the top of a vertical circle with a radius of 2.50 km

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  1. 30 November, 12:07
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    The answer is "156.6 m/s".

    This is how we calculate this;

    -N + mg = ma = mv²/r

    For "weightlessness" N = 0, so

    0 = mg - mv²/r

    g - v²/r = 0

    v = √ (gr)

    g = 9.8 and r = 2.5km = 2500 m

    v = √ (9.8 x 2500)

    = 156.6 m/s
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