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Statement of a problem № 10121

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(a) As you ride on a Ferris wheel, your apparent weight is different at the top than at the bottom. Explain. (b) Calculate your apparent weight at the top and bottom of a Ferris wheel, given that the radius of the wheel is 7.2 m, it completes one revolution every 28 s, and your mass is 55 kg.




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