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An athlete whirls a 7.17 kg hammer tied to the end of a 1.4

Last updated: 8/2/2022

An athlete whirls a 7.17 kg hammer tied to the end of a 1.4

An athlete whirls a 7.17 kg hammer tied to the end of a 1.4 m chain in a simple horizontal circle where you should ignore any vertical deviations. The hammer moves at the rate of 1.26 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/s².