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NASA uses a centrifuge 8.84 m in diameter for astronaut training to simulate the high gravity conditions that may be experienced during launch and atmospheric re-entry.

Find the relationship between angular velocity and centrifugal acceleration, and plot ω\omega vs aCenta_{Cent} for values of aCenta_{Cent} from 1g1g to 5g5g, where gg is gravity. Extend your plot to 20g20g and comment on the shape.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt              # for ease of use
import numpy as np                           # for the needed math functions

plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = 12.5,10     # default plot size