How much centripetal force acts on a given rider

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At amusement parks, there is a popular ride where the floor ofa rotating cylindrical room falls away, leaving the backs of theriders "plastered" against the wall. Suppose the radius of the roomis 3.20 m and the speed of the wall is13.0 m/s when the floor fallsaway.

How much centripetal force (in Newtons) acts on a 55.0-kg rider ? and

What is the minimum coefficient of static friction that mustexist between a rider's back and the wall, if the rider is toremain in place when the floor drops away?

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