Artificial Gravity: Washing Machine Drum (27 cm, 4.1 rev/s)

[cstout]

Homework Statement

If a washing machine's drum has a radius of 27 cm and spins at 4.1 rev/s, what is the strength of the artificial gravity to which the clothes are subjected? Express your answer as a multiple of g.

Homework Equations

Ar= v2/r

The Attempt at a Solution

I tried converting the radius to m and the rev/s to m/s but that didn't work, I'm not sure what else I could try to solve this problem.

 

[PhanthomJay]

Homework Statement

If a washing machine's drum has a radius of 27 cm and spins at 4.1 rev/s, what is the strength of the artificial gravity to which the clothes are subjected? Express your answer as a multiple of g.

Homework Equations

Ar= v2/r

The Attempt at a Solution

I tried converting the radius to m and the rev/s to m/s but that didn't work, I'm not sure what else I could try to solve this problem.

If you did it this way, that is the correct way to get the radial acceleration, but then you must express it as a multiple of g, where g=9.8m/s^2. Please show your work; you might have made a math error, or misunderstood the 'g' thing.