One of the World's Largest Ferris Wheels, the Cosmo Clock

question 23

Multiple Choice

One of the world's largest Ferris wheels, the Cosmo Clock 21 with a radius of 50.0 m is located in Yokohama City, Japan. Each of the sixty gondolas on the wheel takes 1.00 minute to complete one revolution when it is running at full speed.
Note: Ignore gravitational effects.
-What is the uniform speed of a gondola when the Ferris wheel is running at full speed?

• A)314 m/s
• B)1.67 m/s
• C)10.5 m/s
• D)18.6 m/s
• E)5.24 m/s

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