At takeoff a commercial jet has a 55.0 m/s speed. Its tires have a diameter of 0.550 m.
(a) At how many rpm are the tires rotating? rpm
(b) What is the centripetal acceleration at the edge of the tire? m/s2
(c) With what force must a determined 10-15 kg bacterium cling to the rim? N
(d) Take the ratio of this force to the bacterium's weight. (force from part (c) / bacterium's weight)