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Chapter 10 Problem 110GP

Question

Problem 110GP

A person rides on a 12-m-diameter Ferris wheel that rotates at the constant rate of 8.1 rpm. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the force that the seat exerts on a 65-kg person when he is (a) at the top of the wheel, (b) at the bottom of the wheel, and (c) halfway up the wheel.

Solution

Step 1 of 4

We are required to calculate the magnitude and direction of the normal force exerted by the seat on the person at different given positions.

Given:

The angular speed rpm

rad/s

rad/s

The diameter of the wheel = 12 m

The radius of the wheel m

Mass of the person kg

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A person rides on a 12-m-diameter Ferris wheel that

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