In a Carnival Ride, Passengers Stand with Their Backs Against

question 21

Multiple Choice

In a carnival ride, passengers stand with their backs against the wall of a cylinder. The cylinder is set into rotation and the floor is lowered away from the passengers, but they remain stuck against the wall of the cylinder. For a cylinder with a 2.0-m radius, what is the minimum speed that the passengers can have for this to happen if the coefficient of static friction between the passengers and the wall is 0.25?

• A) 8.9 m/s
• B) 2.3 m/s
• C) 3.0 m/s
• D) 4.9 m/s
• E) It depends on the mass of the passengers.

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