Ronald is ice skating in a circular pattern. He is skating at a speed of 4.77 m/s, and his centripetal acceleration is 8.40 m/s2 inward. What is the radius of the circle Ronald is skating in?   1.95 m   5.09 m   3.15 m   2.70 m

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Ronald is ice skating in a circular pattern. He is skating at a speed of 4.77 m/s, and his centripetal acceleration is 8.40 m/s2 inward. What is the radius of the circle Ronald is skating in?
 
1.95 m
 
5.09 m
 
3.15 m
 
2.70 m

 

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We are given the speed of skater in circle. We are also given the centripetal acceleration of the skater.

The centripetal acceleration for circular motion is given as

a=v2r

Here v,r are speed and radius of circle.

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