Two Children Are Riding on a Merry-Go-Round

question 77

Multiple Choice

Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger tangential acceleration?

• A) Child A
• B) Child B
• C) They have the same zero centripetal acceleration.
• D) They have the same non-zero centripetal acceleration.
• E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.

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Definitions:

Federal Funds Rate

The interest rate at which banks lend reserves to each other overnight, serving as a key monetary policy tool of the Federal Reserve.

Open-Market Operations

The purchase and sale of U.S. government bonds by the Fed.

Fed

Short for the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States responsible for monetary policy.

Nominal Interest Rate

The interest rate as usually reported without a correction for the effects of inflation.