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The carnival ride has a 2.5 m radius and rotates once each 1.80 s.

(a) Find the speed of a rider.
m/s

(b) Find the centripetal acceleration of a rider.
m/s2

(c) What produces this acceleration?
force of gravity
force of the drum walls
inertia
centrifugal force

(d) What minimum coefficient of static friction is needed to keep the riders from slipping?

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a) Speed is given by: v=2*Pi*R/T = 2*3.14*2.5/1.8 = 8.72 m/s

b) The centripetal acceleration is given by: a=v^2/R = 8.72^2/2.5 = 30.4 ...

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