A flea gets its thrills by riding on the outer edge of a golden oldies record album of radius 15 cm as it is being played with a rotational period of 1.8 seconds. a) What is the flea’s average speed? b) What is the flea’s centripetal acceleration?   Answer: a) 0.52 m/s b) 1.8 m/s

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A flea gets its thrills by riding on the outer edge of a golden oldies record album of radius 15 cm as it is being played with a rotational period of 1.8 seconds.

a) What is the flea’s average speed?

b) What is the flea’s centripetal acceleration?

 

Answer: a) 0.52 m/s b) 1.8 m/s

 

please explain how it got that answer using GRESA method

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