A 50.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 20.0 m. (a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?   m/s2       (b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride? magnitude   N direction ° (from upward) (c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride? magnitude   N direction   ° (from upward)

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A 50.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 20.0 m.

(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?
  m/s2      

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

(c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride?
magnitude   N
direction  
° (from upward)

(d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom?
magnitude   N
direction  
° (from upward)
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