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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