A 35.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 19.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? Step 1 (a) The child moves in a circular path of radius r 9.5 m with a constant angular velocity of w = 4.00 rev/min. The centripetal acceleration is v.2 ro2 ас r 1 min \2 2л rad rev/min m 60 sec 1 rev m/s2

A 35.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 19.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? Step 1 (a) The child moves in a circular path of radius r 9.5 m with a constant angular velocity of w = 4.00 rev/min. The centripetal acceleration is v.2 ro2 ас r 1 min \2 2л rad rev/min m 60 sec 1 rev m/s2

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