An amusement park ride has a platform that rotates at 1.5 rad/s. The car (C) is mounted to the platform and can rotate. The car rotates at 2.0 rad/s with respect to the platform. The center of the car is 3 meters from the center of the platform O. The rider B is 0.75 meters from the center of the car. Find Vr and Ar.

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An amusement park ride has a platform that rotates at 1.5 rad/s. The car (C) is mounted to the platform and can rotate. The car rotates at 2.0 rad/s with respect to the platform. The center of the car is 3 meters from the center of the platform O. The rider B is 0.75 meters from the center of the car. Find Vr and Ar.

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