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A space station is shaped like a giant wheel and has a radius of 100 metres and a moment of inertia of 5.00 x 10^8 kg m^2. A crew of 150 is living on the rim. Assume average mass for a crew member as 65 kg. The station's rotation causes the crew to experience an apparent free-fall acceleration of g. 100 of the crew members move to the center of the station. What apparent free-fall acceleration is experienced by the 50 crew members remaining on the rim of the station.

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