A child walks across merry-go-round A with a constant speed u relative to A. The merry-go-round undergoes

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A child walks across merry-go-round A with a constant speed u relative to A. The merry-go-round undergoes fixed axis rotation about its center with a constant angular velocity ω counterclockwise.When the child is at the center of A, as shown, what is the direction of his acceleration when viewed from above.


(a) →


(b) ←


(c) ↑


(d) ↓


(e) The acceleration is zero.image

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Vector Mechanics For Engineers Statics And Dynamics

ISBN: 9781259977206

12th Edition

Authors: Phillip J Cornwell, E Russell Jr Johnston, David Mazurek, E Russell Johnston Jr, Ferdinand P Beer, Brian

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