5 Kg cat sits 2 m from the center of a merry go round. The merry go round is set in motion, and the cat's tangential speed is 3 m/s.     (a) What is the cat centripetal acceleration?     (b) What is the centripetal force acting on the cat?

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4. A 5 Kg cat sits 2 m from the center of a merry go round. The merry go round is set in motion, and the cat's tangential speed is 3 m/s.

    (a) What is the cat centripetal acceleration?

    (b) What is the centripetal force acting on the cat?

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