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3. The Disney "Flying Dumbo" ride has big-ear elephants that have a speed of 2.4 m/s , and a radius of 3.5 m. What acceleration do the riders require to stay in their seats, and in what direction?



4. As in problem 3, the Disney "Flying Dumbo" ride has big-ear elephants that have a speed of 2.4 m/s , and a radius of 3.5 m. Once the ride is over, the elephants are decelerated at 1 m/s2. If the riders are moving clockwise, what acceleration do the riders experience as the ride starts to slow?
a. In Cartesian coordinates for the elephant at position (3.5,0)
b. In Polar coordinates for the elephant at position (3.5,0)
c. In Polar coordinates for the elephant at position (0,-3.5)

Answer 1