Missy’s favorite ride at the Topsfield Fair is the rotor. This is a circular ride (with a radius of 4.0m) where people stand up against the wall and it spins around and the floor drops out. The ride takes 2.0s to make one full revolution a. What is providing the centripetal force on Missy? b. What is Missy’s linear velocity? c. What is Missy’s centripetal acceleration on the ride?

Missy’s favorite ride at the Topsfield Fair is the rotor. This is a circular ride (with a radius of 4.0m) where people stand up against the wall and it spins around and the floor drops out. The ride takes 2.0s to make one full revolution a. What is providing the centripetal force on Missy? b. What is Missy’s linear velocity? c. What is Missy’s centripetal acceleration on the ride?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 61A

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