A 52.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 22.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child? magnitude _____ N (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude ________ N

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A 52.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 22.0 m.

 

(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?

magnitude _____   N

(b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride?

magnitude ________   N

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