As you ride in the ferris wheel your apparent weight is


As you ride in the Ferris wheel, your apparent weight is different at the top than at the bottom. Suppose the Ferris wheel rotates fast enough to make you feel "weightless" at the top. Suppose that the radius of the wheel is 7.2m, it completes one revolution every 28 seconds, and your mass is 55kg.

a) How many seconds does it take to complete one revolution in this case?

b) How does your answer in part (a) depend on your mass? Explain.

c) What is the direction and magnitude of your acceleration when you are at the bottom of the wheel?

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