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ISBN: 9781259977305

Author: BEER, Ferdinand P. (ferdinand Pierre), Johnston, E. Russell (elwood Russell), Cornwell, Phillip J., SELF, Brian P.

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,

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Chapter 15.5, Problem 15.CQ8P

A person walks radially inward on a platform that is rotating counterclockwise about its center. Knowing that the platform has a constant angular velocity ω and the person walks with a constant speed u relative to the platform, what is the direction of the acceleration of the person at the instant shown?
a. Negative x
b. Negative y
c. Negative x and positive y
d. Positive x and positive y
e. Negative x and negative y

Chapter 15.5, Problem 15.CQ8P, A person walks radially inward on a platform that is rotating counterclockwise about its center.

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