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A ferries wheel with radius 20 m which rotatescounterclockwise, is just starting up. At a given moment, a passenger onthe rim of the wheel and passing through the lowest point of hiscircular motion is moving at 3.00m/s and in gaining speed at a rate of .Find the magnitude of the passenger's acceleration at the instant.

sachin singh , 14 Years ago
Grade 12
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Last Activity: 14 Years ago

 total accleration =( Ac^2 + At^2)^1/2  (Ac,At are centripital and tangential accleration)

               ={(v^2/r)^2+ a^2}^1/2

               v=3, a=0.5,r=20

  after substituting these values

          a=0.67 m/s^2

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