Calculating Centrifugal & Coriolis Forces at Rest

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Homework Statement
Calculate the values of the centrifugal and the Coriolis forces in a mass of 20g placed at a distance of 10cm from the axis of a rotating frame of reference, if the angular speed of rotation is 10 radians per second.
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n/a
so I can find the centrifugal force but shouldn't the Coriolis force be 0 because the mass is at rest?
 
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tina21 said:
Homework Statement: Calculate the values of the centrifugal and the Coriolis forces in a mass of 20g placed at a distance of 10cm from the axis of a rotating frame of reference, if the angular speed of rotation is 10 radians per second.
Homework Equations: n/a

so I can find the centrifugal force but shouldn't the Coriolis force be 0 because the mass is at rest?
At rest as viewed in which frame?
 
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