A space station is in the shape of a hollow ring, 450 in diameter.

A space station is in the shape of a hollow ring, 450 in diameter. At how many revolutions per minute should it rotate in order to simulate Earth’s gravity-that is, so that the normal force on an astronaut at the outer edge would be the astronaut’s weight on Earth?

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