An athlete whirls a 7.17 kg hammer tied to
the end of a 1.5 m chain in a horizontal circle.
The hammer moves at the rate of 1.76 rev/s.
What is the centripetal acceleration of the
hammer? Assume his arm length is included
in the length given for the chain.
Answer in units of m/s
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