Multiple Choice
One of the world's largest Ferris wheels, the Cosmo Clock 21 with a radius of 50.0 m is located in Yokohama City, Japan. Each of the sixty gondolas on the wheel takes 1.00 minute to complete one revolution when it is running at full speed.
Note: Ignore gravitational effects.
-What is the centripetal acceleration of the gondola when the Ferris wheel is running at full speed?
A) 0.548 m/s2
B) 6.91 m/s2
C) 2.21 m/s2
D) 0.732 m/s2
E) 6.28 m/s2
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