At takeoff a commercial jet has a 60.0 m/s speed. Its tires have a diameter of 0.850 m.
(a)At how many rpm are the tires rotating? in rpm?
(b) What is the centripetal acceleration at the edge of the tire? in m/s2 ?
(c)With what force must a determined 10−15 kg bacterium cling to the rim? in N?
(d)Take the ratio of this force to the bacterium's weight.
(force from part (c)/bacterium's weight)
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