A rotating space station simulates artificial gravity by means of centripetal acceleration at the rim. The radius of the station is 1156 m and the apparent acceleration of gravity at the rim is 6.13 m/s2. What is the rotation rate of the station in rpm (revolutions per minute).

Two steel balls, each of mass m, are welded to a light rod of length l and negligible mass and are initially at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. a horizontal force of magnitude f is suddenly applied to the rod as shown. determine (a) the instantaneous acceleration a of the mass center g and (b) the corresponding rate at which the angular velocity of the assembly about g is changing with time.