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home / study / science / physics / physics questions and answers / The Ferris Wheel In The Figure (Figure 1) , Which Rotates Counterclockwise, Is Just Starting ... Question: The Ferris wheel in the figure (Figure 1) , which rotates counterclockwise, is just starting up. ... The Ferris wheel in the figure (Figure 1) , which rotates counterclockwise, is just starting up. At a given instant, a passenger on the rim of the wheel and passing through the lowest point of his circular motion is moving at 3.00 m/s and is gaining speed at a rate of 0.500 m/s2.

Explanation / Answer

Here in the question you have not provided the value of the radius so I assumed the value to be radius = 20.0 m

s = 3.00 m/s a = 0.500 m/s^2

a = V^2 / R = ( 3.00 ) ^2 / 20.0 m = 0.45 m/s^2

a = sqrt ( 0.45 ^2 + 0.500 ^2 ) = 0.67268 m/s^2 ===================ANSWER)

MAKE SURE THE VALUE OF RADIUS = 20.0 m ..LET ME KNOW IF VALUE IS NOT R =20.0 m