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6.2 Exercise 6

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An ordinary workshop grindstone has a radius of 7.50 cm and rotates at 6500 rev/min.

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration at its edge in meters per second squared and convert it to multiples of g g.

(b) What is the linear speed of a point on its edge?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 6.2 Centripetal Acceleration, exercise 6

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