A carnival Ferris wheel has a 15-m radius and completes five turns about its horizontal axis every minute. What is the acceleration of a passenger at his lowest point during the ride?

a. 5.7 m/s2 downward
b. 4.1 m/s2 upward
c. 14 m/s2 downward
d. 4.1 m/s2 downward
e. 19 m/s2 downward


b

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