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

question 49

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 centripetal acceleration of the gondola when the Ferris wheel is running at full speed?

• A)0.548 m/s²
• B)6.91 m/s²
• C)2.21 m/s²
• D)0.732 m/s²
• E)6.28 m/s²

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