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An amusement park ride called the Rotor debuted in 1955 in Germany. Passengers stand in the cylindrical drum of the Rotor as it rotates around its axis. Once the Rotor reaches its operating speed, the floor drops but the riders remain pinned against the wall of the cylinder. Suppose the cylinder makes 27.0 rev/min and has a radius of 4.50 m. What is the minimum coefficient of static friction μs between the wall of the cylinder and the backs of the riders?

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          An amusement park ride called the Rotor debuted in 1955 in Germany. Passengers stand in the cylindrical drum of the Rotor as it rotates around its axis. Once the Rotor reaches its operating speed, the floor drops but the riders remain pinned against the wall of the cylinder. Suppose the cylinder makes  27.0 rev/min  and has a radius of  4.50 m. 

What is the minimum coefficient of static friction  μs  between the wall of the cylinder and the backs of the riders?

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Given: 27 rev/min Convert revolutions per minute to radians per second: \(27 \times \frac{2\pi}{1} \times \frac{1}{60} = 27 \times \frac{\pi}{30} = \frac{27\pi}{30} = \frac{9\pi}{10}\) rad/s Show more…

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An amusement park ride called the Rotor debuted in 1955 in Germany. Passengers stand in the cylindrical drum of the Rotor as it rotates around its axis. Once the Rotor reaches its operating speed, the floor drops but the riders remain pinned against the wall of the cylinder. Suppose the cylinder makes 27.0 rev/min and has a radius of 4.50 m. What is the minimum coefficient of static friction μs between the wall of the cylinder and the backs of the riders?