A rotating carousel has one child sitting on a horse near the outer edge and ano

Question

A rotating carousel has one child sitting on a horse near the outer edge and another child sitting on a lion halfway out from the center. Which of the following statements is true?


1)Both children have the same angular velocity and the same linear velocity.
2)Both children have the same angular velocity but the child on the horse has the greater linear speed.
3)Both children have the same angular velocity but the child on the lion has the greater linear speed.
4)Both children have the same linear velocity but the child on the horse has the greater angular speed.
5)Both children have the same linear velocity but the child on the lion has the greater angular speed.

Explanation / Answer

2)Both children have the same angular velocity but the child on the horse has the greater linear speed.

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