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Riders are seated in a horizontal circle of radius 7.50 m on a carnival ride. They start from rest and accelerate uniformly for 21.0 seconds to a maximum rotational speed of 1.40 rad/s. Calculate the tangential acceleration of the riders during the first 21.0 s of the ride.
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