Question:

A Ferris wheel with radius of 14.0 m is turning about a horizontal axis through its center. The linear speed of a passenger on the rim is constant and equal to 7.00 m/s. (a) What are the magnitude and direction of the passenger's acceleration as she passes

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A Ferris wheel with radius of 14.0 m is turning about a horizontal axis through its center. The linear speed of a passenger on the rim is constant and equal to 7.00 m/s. (a) What are the magnitude and direction of the passenger's acceleration as she passes

A Ferris wheel with radius of 14.0 m is turning about a horizontal axis through its center. The linear speed of a passenger on the rim is constant and equal to 7.00 m/s. (a) What are the magnitude and direction of the passenger's acceleration as she passes through (i) the lowest point in the circular motion; (ii) the highest point in the circular motion; and (iii) the point halfway between the highest and the lowest point? (b) What is the magnitude of the normal force that the Ferris wheel exerts on this passenger (m = 70.0 kg) at each of the three points described in (a)? (c) How much time does it take the Ferris wheel to make one revolution?