A space station shaped like a giant wheel has a radius of 1.00 x 102 m...

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A space station shaped like a giant wheel has a radius of 1.00 x102 m and a moment of inertia of 5.00 x 108 kgm2. A crew of 150lives on the rim, and the station is rotating so that the crewexperiences an apparent acceleration of 1.0g. When 120 people moveto the center of the station for a union meeting, the angular speedchanges. What apparent acceleration is experienced by the mangersremaining at the rim? Assume the average mass of a crew member is65.0 kg.

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Given radiusr 100 m Moment of inertia of space station emptyIS 527 108 kgm2 Moment of inertia of one personI1 m r2 65 1002 65 104 kgm2 Hence moment of inertia of    See Answer
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