A 60-kg person on a merry-go-round is traveling in a circle with a radius of 3 m at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the magnitude of the acceleration experienced by this person?
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a = (3 m/s)^2 / 3 m a = 3 m^2/s^2 / 3 m a = 1 m/s^2 Show more…
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