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How long does it take the baton to complete one spin?


A twirler’s baton is 0.76 m long and spins around its center. The end of the baton has a centripetal acceleration of 47.8 m/s2.


a.0.31 s


b.0.56 s


c.4.3 s


d.70 s

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The centripetal acceleration is given by:
a = 4π²R/T²

Using this formula,
47.82T² = 4π² x (0.76/2)
T = 0.56 s

The answer is B.

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B

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