Question

Activity: A Ferris wheel with a diameter of 60.0 m is moving at a speed of 2.09 m/s. What is the centripetal

Answer 1

Answer:

Centripetal acceleration of the wheel is $0.145\ m/s^2$.

Explanation:

We have,

Diameter of a Ferris wheel is 60 m

Radius of the wheel is 30 m

Speed of the wheel is 2.09 m/s

It is required to find the centripetal  acceleration of the wheel. The formula of centripetal acceleration is given by :

$a=\dfrac{v^2}{r}\\\\a=\dfrac{(2.09)^2}{30}\\\\a=0.145\ m/s^2$

So, the centripetal acceleration of the wheel is $0.145\ m/s^2$.