Angular and Linear Quantities: A child is riding a merry-go-round that has an instantaneous angular speed of 1.25 rad/s and an angular acceleration of 0.745 rad/s2. The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round. What is the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the child?

A. 8.05 m/s2
B. 7.27 m/s2
C. 2.58 m/s2
D. 3.46 m/s2
E. 4.10 m/s2


Answer: A

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