Two balloons (m = 0.012 kg) are separated by a distance of d = 15 m. they are released from rest and observed to have an instantaneous acceleration of a = 1.9 m/s2 toward each other at the moment they are released. assume the two balloons are point charges and have equal but opposite charges.

In an old-fashioned amusement park ride, passengers stand inside a 3.0-m-tall, 5.0-m-diameter hollow steel cylinder with their backs against the wall. the cylinder begins to rotate about a vertical axis. then the floor on which the passengers are standing suddenly drops away! if all goes well, the passengers will “stick” to the wall and not slide. clothing has a static coefficient of friction against steel in the range 0.60 to 1.0 and a kinetic coefficient in the range 0.40 to 0.70. part a what is the minimum rotational frequency, in rpm, for which the ride is safe? express your answer using two significant figures. f f = rpm