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A 40.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 21.0 m.
(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?
m/s -Direction--
(b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride?
magnitude
• (from upward)
(c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride?
direction
magnitude
• (from upward)
direction
(d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom?
magnitude
N
direction
* (from upward)
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Transcribed Image Text:A 40.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 21.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? m/s -Direction-- (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude • (from upward) (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? direction magnitude • (from upward) direction (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? magnitude N direction * (from upward)
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