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ah I see now, thank you so much!

Oh I see, thank you but then, is my answer completely wrong? how do I get an answer that makes sense for radius?

I'm confused. How did you get 3.24 ms? When I do it, the m/s^2 from the 9.8 and the s^2 after squaring T cancel out, leaving meters. Since 9.8 is acceleration, shouldn't it be m/s^2?

Thank you for the response! Here is what I've been getting r = (μ_s (mg)) * (t^2/ 4pi^2) (got this equation from setting equal static friction and centripetal force, then eliminating mass and solving equation for r) r = (1.2*9.8*(3.3)^2) / 4pi^2 r = 3.24 meters I know this makes no sense, but...

I set (μ_s) *mg equal to (m*4pi^2r)/T^2 Then I solved for r However, when I solve for r, I get 3.24 meters which seems much too far for a bug to travel. Should I have divided by something somewhere instead of multiplied?