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Question #117926

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?

Expert's answer

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

c)Tara has the larger tangential acceleration.