Answer:
Centripetal acceleration, 0.035 m/s²
Explanation:
It is given that, a seat on a Ferris wheel moves at a constant tangential speed around the wheel.
The seat is 7 m from the center of the wheel, i.e. radius of the wheel is 7 m.
Tangential speed of the wheel, v = 0.5 m/s
We have to find the centripetal acceleration experienced by the wheel i.e.
[tex]a_c=\dfrac{v^2}{r}[/tex]
[tex]a_c=\dfrac{(0.5)^2}{7}[/tex]
[tex]a_c=0.035\ m/s^2[/tex]
Hence, the centripetal acceleration of 0.035 m/s² is experienced by the seat.
