A carnival Ferris wheel has a 15m radius and completes five turns about its horizontal axis every mi

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• A carnival Ferris wheel has a 15-m radius
  and completes five turns about its horizontal
  axis every minute. What is the magnitude of the
  force exerted on a 70-kg passenger by her seat
• At the top of the wheel?
• At the bottom of the wheel?
• (c) Half way between the bottom and the top?

What is the speed of the passenger and the
centripetal acceleration?
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PRS Question 1
If the upward direction is taken to be positive,
which of the following is the correct Newtons
second law equation for the passenger at the top
of the Ferris wheel where Fs is the force exerted
on the passenger by her seat?
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A curve is banked at 15 degrees. What is the
maximum safe speed for ice conditions if the
radius of the curve is 70 meters?
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A curve is banked at 15 degrees. What is the
maximum safe speed for dry conditions if the
radius of the curve is 70 meters?
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