A person of mass 60.0 kg is riding on a Ferris wheel as illustrated. Draw the free body diagram for the person when she is on the lowest position of the ride. Suppose that the wheel rotates at a speed that causes the person to experience three times her weight at that lowest point. Find the speed of the wheel under those conditions if the radius of the Ferris wheel is 6.0 m.

A person of mass 60.0 kg is riding on a Ferris wheel as illustrated. Draw the free body diagram for the person when she is on the lowest position of the ride. Suppose that the wheel rotates at a speed that causes the person to experience three times her weight at that lowest point. Find the speed of the wheel under those conditions if the radius of the Ferris wheel is 6.0 m.

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