Question

An amusement park ride spins you around in a circle of radius 7.2 m with a speed of 21.3 m/s. If your mass is 80 kg, what is the centripetal force acting on you?

Answer 1

`F= (mv^2)/(r)`

`F= (80*21.3^2)/(7.2)`
F = 5,041N = 5,000N (2 sig fig)