SOLUTION: On a ride at the Calgary Stampede, the passengers sit facing inward in carriages that are 4.75 m from the centre. If the carriages revolve about the centre at a speed of 8.50 m/s,

Question 1162820: On a ride at the Calgary Stampede, the passengers sit facing inward in carriages that are 4.75 m from the centre. If the carriages revolve about the centre at a speed of 8.50 m/s, what is the centripetal acceleration?
Answer by ikleyn(52861) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is   =   m^2/s.


You do the rest.

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