A 30 kg child is holding on for dear life on a playground merry-go-round that has a radius of 2.5 m and is turning at a rate of one turn every 6.0 s. (a) What is the child’s acceleration relative to the ground? ____ m/s2 (b) What is the magnitude of the force acting on the child through the child’s arms?_____ N (c) What is the child’s acceleration relative to the place on the merry-go-round where the child is standing?_____ m/s2

A 30 kg child is holding on for dear life on a playground merry-go-round that has a radius of 2.5 m and is turning at a rate of one turn every 6.0 s. (a) What is the child’s acceleration relative to the ground? __ m/s2 (b) What is the magnitude of the force acting on the child through the child’s arms?_ N (c) What is the child’s acceleration relative to the place on the merry-go-round where the child is standing?___ m/s2

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter7: Rotational Motion And The Law Of Gravity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8WUE: A car of mass 1 230 kg travels along a circular road of radius 60.0 m at 18.0 m/s. (a) Calculate the...

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