A Child Is Riding a Merry-Go-Round That Has an Instantaneous

question 34

Multiple Choice

A child is riding a merry-go-round that has an instantaneous angular speed of 1.25 rad/s and an angular acceleration of 0.745 rad/s².The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round.What is the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the child?

• A)8.05 m/s²
• B)7.27 m/s²
• C)2.58 m/s²
• D)3.46 m/s²
• E)4.10 m/s²

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