42 kg child sits on a bathroom scale while riding a Ferris wheel. The child has a stopwatch and observes that the wheel takes 32 seconds to complete two revolutions. When the child is at the top of the wheel, he notices that the scale reads 29 kg

42 kg child sits on a bathroom scale while riding a Ferris wheel. The child has a stopwatch and observes that the wheel takes 32 seconds to complete two revolutions. When the child is at the top of the wheel, he notices that the scale reads 29 kg

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18P: Why is the following situation impossible? The object of mass m = 4.00 kg in Figure P5.18 is...

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A 42 kg child sits on a bathroom scale while riding a
Ferris wheel. The child has a stopwatch and observes
that the wheel takes 32 seconds to complete two
revolutions. When the child is at the top of the wheel,
he notices that the scale reads 29 kg. What is the
diameter of this Ferris wheel?

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