A Ferris wheel with a 10-m radius makes six complete clockwise revolutions in five minutes about its horizontal axis. What is the magnitude of a passenger's centripetal acceleration at the highest point during the ride? What is the direction of the centripetal acceleration at the highest point of the ride?

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