The London Eye on the south bank of the Thames River (betweenthe Jubilee and Wes

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The London Eye on the south bank of the Thames River (betweenthe Jubilee and Westminster bridges) is one of the largest Ferris wheels in the

world1. It has a height of 135 meters and takes about 30 minutes to make one complete roation. What is the entripetal acceleration of a person insie one of the cars on the rim? What would be the normal force on a 100 kg person be at the top? At the bottom? (Woul the person notice the change in n?)

Step 1: Draw the situation, particularly the circle the object is moving in.

Step 2: Draw the free-body diagram for the object of interest [hint: do at top or bottom of ride]

Step 3: Sum all the forces in each direction

Step 4: Set the net force (step 3) = ma in that direction. Determine the acceleration in each irection and then solve!

-Don't worry about Sep 2 unless you're able to do it. Thanks!

Explanation / Answer

Angular velocity = 2*pi (no. of rotation)/time

w = 2*pi*1/(30

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