A Child Is Riding a Merry-Go-Round Which Completes One Revolution

question 28

Short Answer

A child is riding a merry-go-round which completes one revolution every 8.36 s. The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round.
(a) What is the tangential speed of the child?
(b) What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the child?

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