A person weighing 500 N rides on a Ferris wheel sitting on a bathroom scale. At the highest point of motion, the scale reads 200 N while the person continues to move in a circular path. The centripetal force on the person at this point is ________ N.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
300
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A) 0 N. B) 0.1 N. C) 1 N. D) 10 N. E) none of the above
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