A woman rides a carnival Ferris wheel at radius 21 m, completing 4.5 turns about its...

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A woman rides a carnival Ferris wheel at radius 21 m, completing4.5 turns about its horizontal axis every minute. What are(a) the period of the motion, and the magnitude ofher centripetal acceleration at (b) the highestpoint and (c) the lowest point?

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a The woman completes 45 turns every minute The period is the amount of time it take to make 1 revolution 1 min 60 sec Therefore The period T 60 45 1333 sec Answer Now    See Answer
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