Question

In a carnival ride,passengers travel in a constant speed in a circle of radius 5m and make 1 complete revolution in 40s.
calculate the acceleration?

Answer 1

v = 2π(5)/40 = π/4 m/s
a = v ²/r = (π/4)²/5 = π²/80 m/s² towards the centre of the circle.

Answer 2

Thanks you so much, Lynx.