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title: "A speed skater goes around a turn that has a radius of \\(31 \\, \\text{m}\\). The skater has a speed of \\(14 \\, \\text{m/s}\\) and experiences a centripetal force of \\(460 \\, \\text{N}\\). What is the mass of the skater?"
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# A speed skater goes around a turn that has a radius of \(31 \, \text{m}\). The skater has a speed of \(14 \, \text{m/s}\) and experiences a centripetal force of \(460 \, \text{N}\). What is the mass of the skater?

A speed skater goes around a turn that has a radius of \(31 \, \text{m}\). The skater has a speed of \(14 \, \text{m/s}\) and experiences a centripetal force of \(460 \, \text{N}\). What is the mass of the skater?

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