Answer:
9.68 m/s2
Explanation:
If it completes 1 revolution, or 2π for every 36 seconds, then its angular speed ω is 2π/36 = 0.1745 rad/s
So the centripetal acceleration would be
The tangential acceleration is:
When the passenger is on top of the wheel, the tangential acceleration is horizontal, while centripetal acceleration is vertical, acting upward, gravitational acceleration g is 9.8 m/s2 acting downward. The total vertical acceleration is 0.3 - 9.8 = -9.5 m/s2
So the magnitude of the total acceleration consisting of horizontal and vertical components is: