At takeoff a commercial jet has a 65.0 m/s speed. Its tires have a diameter of 0.550 m.
(a) At how many rpm are the tires rotating?
X rpm
(b) What is the centripetal acceleration at the edge of the tire?
x m/s²
(c) with what force must a determined 10-15 kg bacterium cling to the rim?
N
(d) Take the ratio of this force to the bacterium's weight.
X (force from part (c)/bacterium's weight)