A merry go round exerts a force of 1000 N on a rider on the outer ring of animals when it takes 15 seconds to make a
complete revolution. If the person weighs 750 N, the radius
of the circle he is making is m. Round your answer to
the nearest tenth.

The radius of the circle made by the person on the merry go round is 74.55 meters

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The force the merry go round exerts on the rider = 1000 N

The time it takes the merry go round to make one complete revolution = 15 seconds

The weight of the person = 750 N

The radius of the circle made by the person on the merry go round = r

We have;

Where;

m = The mass of the person

v = The velocity of the person

= The centrifugal force acting on the person = 1,000 N

r = The radius of the circle made by the person on the merry go round

ω = Angular velocity = 2·π/15 rad/s

We have;

The mass of the person = The weight/(The acceleration due to gravity, g)

∴ The mass of the person = 750/9.81 ≈ 76.45 kg

By substituting the calculated and known values into the equation for  the centripetal force, we have;

= m × ω² × r

1000 = 76.45 × (2·π/15)² × r

r = 1000/(76.45 × (2·π/15)²) = 74.55 m

The radius of the circle made by the person on the merry go round = r = 74.55 m.

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