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A 50.0 kg child stands at the rim of a merry-go-round of radius 2.20 m, rotating with an angular speed of 2.80 rad/s.
(a) What is the child's centripetal acceleration?
-_______________________m/s2
(b) What is the minimum force between her feet and the floor of the merry-go-round that is required to keep her in the circular path?
-_________________________ N
(c) What minimum coefficient of static friction is required?
-__________________________
Is the answer you found reasonable? In other words, is she likely to be able to stay on the merry-go-round?
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