Unlike a roller coaster, the seats in a Ferris wheel swivel so that the rider is always seated upright. An 80-ft-diameter Ferris wheel rotat

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Unlike a roller coaster, the seats in a Ferris wheel swivel so that the rider is always seated upright. An 80-ft-diameter Ferris wheel rotates once every 24 s.What is the apparent weight of a 40 kg passenger at the lowest point of the circle?What is the apparent weight of a 40 kg passenger at the highest point of the circle?

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Mít Mít 5 years 2021-08-12T15:19:52+00:00 1 Answers 512 views 1

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    2021-08-12T15:21:16+00:00

    Answer:

    a

       F_A  =425.42 \ N

    b

      F_A_H  = 358.58 \ N

    Explanation:

    From the question we are told that

        The diameter of the Ferris wheel is  d  =  80 \ ft =  \frac{80}{3.281} =  24.383

        The  period of the Ferris wheel is  T  =  24 \ s

         The  mass of the passenger is  m_g  =  40 \ kg

    The  apparent weight of the passenger at the lowest point is mathematically represented as

               F_A_L  =  F_c  + W

    Where  F_c is the centripetal force on the passenger,  which is mathematically represented as

             F_c  =m *  r *  w^2

    Where w is the angular velocity which is mathematically represented as

             w =  \frac{2* \pi   }{T}

    substituting values

             w =  \frac{2* 3.142 }{24}

             w =  0.2618 \ rad/s

    and  r  is the radius which is evaluated as r =  \frac{d}{2}

       substituting values

             r =  \frac{24.383}{2}

             r = 12.19 \ ft

    So

              F_c  = 40 * 12.19* (0.2618)^2

              F_c  =  33.42 \ N

    W is the weight which is mathematically represented as

               W =  40 * 9.8

               W =  392 \ N

    So

             F_A    =  33.42 + 392

             F_A  =425.42 \ N

    The  apparent weight of the passenger at the highest point is mathematically represented as

              F_A_H  =  W- F_c

    substituting values

             F_A_H  = 392 -  33.42

             F_A_H  = 358.58 \ N

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