A child sitting 1.06 m from the center of a merry-go-round moves with a speed of 1.35 m/s.
(a) Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the child. m/s2 --Direction?-- toward the center away from the center tangent to the circular path
(b) Calculate the net horizontal force exerted on the child (mass = 25.0 kg). N. and direction?