A 55.0 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? 2.096 V m/s2 toward the center of the path (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude 665.31 direction • (from upward) (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? 319.36 magnitude Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N direction Your response differs significantly from the correct answer. Rework your solution from the beginning and check each step carefully. (from upward) (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? magnitude 550 direction The correct answer is not zero. (from upward)

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A 55.0 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?
2.096
v m/s2 toward the center of the path
(b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride?
magnitude 665.31
direction
• (from upward)
(c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride?
319.36
magnitude
Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N
direction
Your response differs significantly from the correct answer. Rework your solution from the beginning
and check each step carefully. (from upward)
(d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom?
magnitude 550
direction
The correct answer is not zero. (from upward)
Transcribed Image Text:A 55.0 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? 2.096 v m/s2 toward the center of the path (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude 665.31 direction • (from upward) (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? 319.36 magnitude Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. N direction Your response differs significantly from the correct answer. Rework your solution from the beginning and check each step carefully. (from upward) (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? magnitude 550 direction The correct answer is not zero. (from upward)
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