A child is riding a merry-go-round which completes one revolution every 8.36 s. The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the child?
A) 6.84 m/s2
B) 3.94 m/s2
C) 2.63 m/s2
D) 0.0664 m/s2
E) 0.696 m/s2
C
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