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A 38.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 24.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? magnitude m/s² direction ---Select-- (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude N direction ---Select--- (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? magnitude N direction ---Select--- (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? (Assume the Ferris wheel is rotating clockwise and the child is moving upward.) magnitude direction ° counter-clockwise from the horizontal

A 38.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 24.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? magnitude m/s² direction ---Select-- (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude N direction ---Select--- (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? magnitude N direction ---Select--- (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? (Assume the Ferris wheel is rotating clockwise and the child is moving upward.) magnitude direction ° counter-clockwise from the horizontal

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)
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Direction choices for (a)

  • toward the center of the path
  • away from the center of the path
  • tangent to the path
  • the magnitude is zero

Direction choices for (b)

  • up toward the center
  • down away from the center
  • tangent to the left
  • tangent to the right
  • the magnitude is zero

Direction choices for (c)

  • up away from the center
  • down toward the center
  • tangent to the left
  • tangent to the right
  • the magnitude is zero 
A 38.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 24.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? magnitude m/s2 direction ---Select--- (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude N direction |---Select-- (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? magnitude direction ---Select--- (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? (Assume the Ferris wheel is rotating clockwise and the child is moving upward.) magnitude N direction ° counter-clockwise from the horizontal
Transcribed Image Text:A 38.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 24.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? magnitude m/s2 direction ---Select--- (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude N direction |---Select-- (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? magnitude direction ---Select--- (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? (Assume the Ferris wheel is rotating clockwise and the child is moving upward.) magnitude N direction ° counter-clockwise from the horizontal
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