Two children, Omar and Melinda, ride on the same merry-go-round.Omar is a distan

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Two children, Omar and Melinda, ride on the same merry-go-round.Omar is a distance R from the axis of rotation; Melinda isa distance 2R from the axis. (a) What is the ratio of Omar's angular speedto Melinda's angular speed?
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(b) What is the ratio of Omar's linear speed to Melinda's linearspeed?
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(c) What is the ratio of Omar's centripetal acceleration toMelinda's centripetal acceleration?
3 (a) What is the ratio of Omar's angular speedto Melinda's angular speed?
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(b) What is the ratio of Omar's linear speed to Melinda's linearspeed?
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(c) What is the ratio of Omar's centripetal acceleration toMelinda's centripetal acceleration?
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Explanation / Answer

Omer distance r = R

Melinda distance r’ = 2R

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