At takeoff a commercial jet has a 550 ms speed its tires


At takeoff a commercial jet has a 55.0 m/s speed. Its tires have a diameter of 0.550 m.

(a) At how many rpm are the tires rotating? rpm

(b) What is the centripetal acceleration at the edge of the tire? m/s2

(c) With what force must a determined 10-15 kg bacterium cling to the rim? N

(d) Take the ratio of this force to the bacterium's weight. (force from part (c) / bacterium's weight)

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