The seed pods of maple trees, also known as "helicopter seeds," spin as they fall, generating a leading edge vortex at the outer edge of each wing-like seed pod. This effect, similar to the vortices generated by hummingbird wings, can generate a sufficient lift force to keep the seed floating in air, allowing it to be dispersed by the wind. The figure below shows a pair of maple seeds L = 3.40 cm in length, with an angle of = 70.0° separating the seeds, as shown. If the outer edge of the seeds must rotate with a speed of 1.25 m/s for sufficient lift to be generated, what is the centripetal acceleration of the outer edge of the seeds (in m/s2) as they fall? (Enter the magnitude. Assume the seeds are symmetric about the vertical axis as they fall, as in the figure.)

The seed pods of maple trees, also known as "helicopter seeds," spin as they fall, generating a leading edge vortex at the outer edge of each wing-like seed pod. This effect, similar to the vortices generated by hummingbird wings, can generate a sufficient lift force to keep the seed floating in air, allowing it to be dispersed by the wind. The figure below shows a pair of maple seeds L = 3.40 cm in length, with an angle of = 70.0° separating the seeds, as shown. If the outer edge of the seeds must rotate with a speed of 1.25 m/s for sufficient lift to be generated, what is the centripetal acceleration of the outer edge of the seeds (in m/s2) as they fall? (Enter the magnitude. Assume the seeds are symmetric about the vertical axis as they fall, as in the figure.)

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The seed pods of maple trees, also known as "helicopter seeds," spin as they fall, generating a leading edge vortex at the outer edge of each wing-like seed pod. This effect, similar to the vortices
generated by hummingbird wings, can generate a sufficient lift force to keep the seed floating in air, allowing it to be dispersed by the wind. The figure below shows a pair of maple seeds L = 3.40 cm
in length, with an angle of 70.0⁰ separating the seeds, as shown. If the outer edge of the seeds must rotate with a speed of 1.25 m/s for sufficient lift to be generated, what is the centripetal
acceleration of the outer edge of the seeds (in m/s²) as they fall? (Enter the magnitude. Assume the seeds are symmetric about the vertical axis as they fall, as in the figure.)
=

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