Answer to Question #259102 in Physics for Martin

Question #259102

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A Ferris wheel with radius 15.0 m is turning about a horizontal axis through its center; the linear speed of the passenger rim is constant and equal to 9 m/s.





What are the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of a passenger as she passes through the lowest point in her circular motion?





How much time does it take the Ferris wheel to make one revolution?

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Expert's answer
2021-10-31T18:09:43-0400
a=9215=5.4ms2a=\frac{9^2}{15}=5.4\frac{m}{s^2}

Upwards.


t=2π(15)9=10.5 st=\frac{2\pi (15)}{9}= 10.5\ s


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