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Olympian figure skaters are able to spin at about 4.9 revolutions/s. a) What is the magnitude of their angular velocity in radians per second? b) is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration in m/s2 of the skater's nose if it is 0.1 meters from the axis of rotation? c)How many times greater is the centripetal acceleration found in question b) compared to gravity (9.8 m/s2)?

Olympian figure skaters are able to spin at about 4.9 revolutions/s. a) What is the magnitude of their angular velocity in radians per second? b) is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration in m/s2 of the skater's nose if it is 0.1 meters from the axis of rotation? c)How many times greater is the centripetal acceleration found in question b) compared to gravity (9.8 m/s2)?

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Olympian figure skaters are able to spin at about 4.9 revolutions/s.

a) What is the magnitude of their angular velocity in radians per second? 

b)  is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration in m/s2 of the skater's nose if it is 0.1 meters from the axis of rotation? 

c)How many times greater is the centripetal acceleration found in question b) compared to gravity (9.8 m/s2)?
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