A merry-go-round at a playground is a circular platform

Chapter 8, Problem 8.87

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A merry-go-round at a playground is a circular platform that is mounted parallel to the ground and can rotate about an axis that is perpendicular to the platform at its center. The angular speed of the merry-go-round is constant, and a child at a distance of 1.4 m from the axis has a tangential speed of 2.2 m/s. What is the tangential speed of another child, who is located at a distance of 2.1 m from the axis? (a) 1.5 m/s (b) 3.3 m/s (c) 2.2 m/s (d) 5.0 m/s (e) 0.98 m/s

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