A 32.0 kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 18.0 m.
(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?
m/s2
(b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride?
magnitude ________________N
direction ________________° (from upward)
(c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride?
magnitude ________________N
direction ________________° (from upward)
(d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom?
magnitude ________________N
direction ________________° (from upward)