Question

Chad and Tara go for a ride on a merry-go-round. Chad sits on a pony that is 2.0 m from the rotation axis, and Tara sits on a pony 4.0 m from the axis. The merry-go-round is traveling counterclockwise and is speeding up. Does Chad or Tara have (a) the larger linear speed? (b) the larger centripetal acceleration? (c) the larger tangential acceleration?

Answer 1

a)Tara has the larger linear speed b) Tara has the larger centripetal accelerations

c)Tara has the larger tangential acceleration.