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What is the centripetal acceleration of a 50 kg person sitting 3 meters away from the middle of a merry-go-round as it spins? Assume linear velocity is 3.75 m/s.

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A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.

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What is the centripetal acceleration of a 50 kg person sitting 3 meters away from the middle of a merry-go-round as it spins? Assume linear velocity is 3.75 m/s.

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