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Homework Statement
A computer is reading data from a rotating CD-ROM. At a point that is 0.0244 m from the center of the disk, the centripetal acceleration is 283 m/s2. What is the centripetal acceleration at a point that is 0.0856 m from the center of the disc?
Homework Equations
Ac = v^2/r
The Attempt at a Solution
So for the first point:
283 = v^2/(.0244)
283 *.0244 = v^2
v^2 = 6.9052
Since v is constant, then plug it into the next equation:
6.9052/(.0856) = Ac
Ac = 80.668 m/s^2
However, this does not agree with the answer I should be getting. I don't understand where my math went wrong. This seems like a such an easy problem. Any suggestions? Thanks!