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A woman rides a carnival Ferris wheel at radius 15 m, completing five turns about its horizontal axis every minute. What are (a) the period of the motion, the (b) magnitude and (c) direction of her centripetal acceleration at the highest point, and the (d) magnitude and (e) direction of her centripetal acceleration at the lowest point?

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

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Part A
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Part B
What is the direction of the passenger's acceleration as she passesthrough the lowest point in her circular motion?
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Part C
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