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A child sitting 1.20 m from the center of a merry-go-round moveswith a speed of 1.30 m/s.
(a) Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the child.
(b) Calculate the net horizontal force exerted on the child (mass =25.0 kg).

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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