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Homework Statement
A rotor ride has a radius of 10 m. The ride is in its experimental phase, so the engineers have decided to use a monkey instead of a person. The mass of the monkey is 30 kg. The sides of the ride are designed so that the maximum friction riders will experience is 0.4*Fn.
a) The rider turns so that it completes 10 rotations every 60 sec.
i) Determine monkey's velocity
ii) Determine normal force
iii) Will the monkey stay in position or will it slide down the wall?
b) Determine the max velocity that will cause the monkey to stick motionless to the wall when the floor drops away.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
i) 1 rotation=6 s
so v=2*pi*r/T
=(2*pi*10)/6
ii) F=ma
30*a
a=v^2/r
((2*pi*10)/6)^2/10
how can i solve iii and c?