A 59.0-kg ice skater is moving at 3.90 m/s when she grabs the loose end of a rope, the opposite end of which is tied to a pole. She then moves in a circle of radius 0.820 m around the pole. (a) Determine the magnitude of the force exerted by the horizontal rope on her arms.  1.094  kN (b) Compare this force with her weight. (Frope divided by 8= ) Frope W

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A 59.0-kg ice skater is moving at 3.90 m/s when she grabs the loose end of a rope, the opposite end of which is tied to a pole. She then moves in a circle of radius 0.820 m around the pole.

(a) Determine the magnitude of the force exerted by the horizontal rope on her arms.
 1.094  kN

(b) Compare this force with her weight. (Frope divided by 8= )
Frope
W
 =  
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