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                A Ferris wheel has a radius of 14 m. What period of rotation would give the occupants a feeling of "weightlessness" at the top?
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            drwls
            
    Require that R*w^2 = g
Solve for the required anguloar velocity w, in radians/s
w = sqrt(g/R) = 0.8367 rad/s
Period = 2*pi/w = 5.26 s
    
Solve for the required anguloar velocity w, in radians/s
w = sqrt(g/R) = 0.8367 rad/s
Period = 2*pi/w = 5.26 s
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