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Physics help man!!! please and thank you?

Given: g = 9.8 m/s2.

A small glass of water is placed on carousel

inside a microwave oven, at a radius 6.8 cm

from the center. The carousel rotates steadily,

tuning through one revolution every 9.4 s.

What angle does the water surface make

with the horizontal?

Answer in units of ◦

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    1 decade ago
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    centripetal acceleration of center of glass = V²/R

    R = 0.068 m

    w = 1 rev/9.4 s = 0.1064 rev/s = 2π(0.1064) = 0.668 rad/s

    V = wR

    V² = w²R²

    V²/R = w²R = (0.668)²(0.068) = 0.03034 m/s²

    tan Θ = 0.03034/9.8

    Θ = 0.177° ANS

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