(a) A 15.0 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 30.0 rev/min. What centripetal force (in N) must she exert to stay on if she is 1.00 m from its center? 148.044 (b) What centripetal force (in N) does she need to stay on an amusement park merry-go-round that rotates at 3.00 rev/min # she is 5.00 m from its center? XN (c) Compare each force with her weight. force from (a) 1.0071 weight force from (b) weight -0.005 x

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(a) A 15.0 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 30.0 rev/min. What centripetal force (in N) must she exert to stay on if she is 1.00 m from its center?
148.044
✔N
(b) What centripetal force (in N) does she need to stay on an amusement park merry-go-round that rotates at 3.00 rev/min if she is 5.00 m from its center?
12.44
XN
(c) Compare each force with her weight.
1.0071
force from (a)
weight
force from (b)
weight
-0.005
x
Transcribed Image Text:(a) A 15.0 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 30.0 rev/min. What centripetal force (in N) must she exert to stay on if she is 1.00 m from its center? 148.044 ✔N (b) What centripetal force (in N) does she need to stay on an amusement park merry-go-round that rotates at 3.00 rev/min if she is 5.00 m from its center? 12.44 XN (c) Compare each force with her weight. 1.0071 force from (a) weight force from (b) weight -0.005 x
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