Question
if a spinning amusement-park ride has an angular speed of 1.2 rad/s, what is the centripetal acceleration of a person standing 12m from the center of the ride?
Answers
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a = R w^2
w is the angular velocity in rad/s (which you know). R = 12 m
w is the angular velocity in rad/s (which you know). R = 12 m
Omeed
if a spinning amusement park ride has an angular speed of 1.2 what is the centripetal acceleration of a person standing m from the center of the ride?