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A child sits on the edge of a spinning merry go round that has a radius of 1.5 . The child’s speed is a 2m/s. What is the child’s acceleration?
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A child sits on the edge of a spinning merry go round that has a radius of 1.5 . The child’s speed is a 2m/s. What is the child’s acceleration?

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Answer: 2.67 m/s^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Centripetal acceleration is defined as v^2/r; in this case, it's 2^2/1.5, which is 2.67.

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