A 53.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 21.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? 1.85  m/s2         (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude    617.45   N direction 0  ° (from upward) (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? magnitude   412.35 N direction  0 ° (from upward) (d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom? magnitude _______ N direction _________° (from upward)

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A 53.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 21.0 m.

(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?
1.85  m/s2      
 
(b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride?
magnitude    617.45   N
direction 0  ° (from upward)

(c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride?

magnitude   412.35 N
direction  0 ° (from upward)

(d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom?

magnitude _______ N

direction _________° (from upward)

 

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