(a)      A 19.0 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 50.0 rev/min. What centripetal force (in N) must she exert to stay on if she is 2.50 m from its center? (Enter a number.) N (b)      What centripetal force (in N) does she need to stay on an amusement park merry-go-round that rotates at 3.00 rev/min if she is 5.00 m from its center? (Enter a number.) N (c)      Compare each force with her weight. (For each answer, enter a number.) (force from (a))/(weight) = (force from (b))/(weight)=

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A 19.0 kg child is riding a playground merry-go-round that is rotating at 50.0 rev/min. What centripetal force (in N) must she exert to stay on if she is 2.50 m from its center? (Enter a number.)
N

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What centripetal force (in N) does she need to stay on an amusement park merry-go-round that rotates at 3.00 rev/min if she is 5.00 m from its center? (Enter a number.)
N

(c)

    
Compare each force with her weight. (For each answer, enter a number.)
(force from (a))/(weight) = (force from (b))/(weight)=
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