What is the centripetal acceleration of the child

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A 46.0-kg child takes a ride on a Ferris wheel that rotates four times each minute and has a diameter of 20.0 m.

(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?

 

(b) What force (magnitude and direction) does the seat exert on the child at the lowest point of the ride?

 

(c) What force does the seat exert on the child at the highest point of the ride?

 

(d) What force does the seat exert on the child when the child is halfway between the top and bottom?

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