A ferries wheel with radius 20 m which rotates counterclockwise is just starting up. At a given moment, a passenger on the rim of the wheel and passing through the lowest point of his circular motion is moving at 5.00 m/s and in gaining speed at a rate of 0.75 m/s^2. The magnitude of the passenger's acceleration at the instant is

A ferries wheel with radius 20 m which rotates counterclockwise is just starting up. At a given moment, a passenger on the rim of the wheel and passing through the lowest point of his circular motion is moving at 5.00 m/s and in gaining speed at a rate of 0.75 m/s^2. The magnitude of the passenger's acceleration at the instant is

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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