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(a) As you ride on a Ferris wheel, your apparent weight is
Chapter 6, Problem 61P(choose chapter or problem)
IP (a) As you ride on a Ferris wheel, your apparent weight is different at the top than at the bottom. Explain. (b) Calculate your apparent weight at the top and bottom of a Ferris wheel,
given that the radius of the wheel is 7.2 m, it completes one revolution every 28 s, and your mass is 55 kg.
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QUESTION:
IP (a) As you ride on a Ferris wheel, your apparent weight is different at the top than at the bottom. Explain. (b) Calculate your apparent weight at the top and bottom of a Ferris wheel,
given that the radius of the wheel is 7.2 m, it completes one revolution every 28 s, and your mass is 55 kg.
ANSWER:
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The objective here is to:
(a) Investigate the reason for the difference in the apparent weight at the top and bottom of the Ferris wheel.
(b) Determine the apparent weight at the top and bottom of the wheel from the given parameters.