3. Erin, a passenger on a Ferris wheel of diameter 22m makes one complete revolution every 45 s. Whatis Erin's centripetal acceleration? (7 Marks)

Given, the diameter of the Ferris wheel: d=22 m Thus, the radius of the…

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