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$1.00 Circular Motion Physics Question about Wonderland's Sledge Hammer!?

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• Due on Nov. 04, 2009
• Asked on Nov 01, 2009 at 12:45:14PM

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About the ride: -seating clusters rotate around the central pole(primary rotation) while each seating cluster rotates at the same time around the center of the "arm" (secondary rotation) 1)WOULD YOU EXPERIENCE A GREATER THRILL IF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROTATION MOVED OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER OR IN THE SAME DIRECTION?? 2)Tangential velocity of the seating clusters and the individual passenger compartments? 3)Centripetal acceleration for seating clusters and individual passenger compartments? -primary: 5.5s/rev, r= 5m -secondary:2.6s/rev, r=1.2m

 

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