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A child places a picnic basket on the outer rim of a merry-go- round that has a radius of 4.6 m and revolves once every 24 s. How large must the coefficient of static friction be for the basket to stay on the merry-go-round?

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11 Years agoGrade upto college level
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11 Years ago
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Therefore, the coefficient of static friction between the basket and the merry-go-around is 0.032.