Calculating Tangential Acceleration of an Astronaut in a Centrifuge

In summary, astronauts use a centrifuge to simulate rocket launch acceleration and in this scenario, the centrifuge takes 40.0 s to reach its top speed of 1 rotation every 1.30 s. The astronaut is seated 5.60 m from the axis. The question asks for the tangential acceleration of the astronaut during the first 40.0 s, but cannot be calculated without knowing the mass.
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Astronauts use a centrifuge to simulate the acceleration of a rocket launch. The centrifuge takes 40.0 s to speed up from rest to its top speed of 1 rotation every 1.30 s. The astronaut is strapped into a seat 5.60 m from the axis.What is the astronaut's tangential acceleration during the first 40.0 s?

now, i know how to find a(c) and a(t) with mass, but they don't give mass in this problem
 
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so here is what i have:

T= 1.3s
r= 5.6
tf= 40 s
 
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if i had mass, i could just plug it into T=(mv^2)/r

v would be easy to find
 
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ahhhhh 45 minutes. any help would be appreciated
 

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