rim of the merry-go-round towa? A merry-go-round rotates with constant angular speed. As a rider moves from the rim of the merry-go-round toward the center, what happens to the magnitude of total centripetal force that must be exerted on him?
A)It increases.
B)it increases or decreases, depending on the direction of rotation.
C)It's always zero.
D)It decreases.
E)It is not zero, but remains the same.
hmm. That is initially what I thought as well, however the computer is marking it incorrect.
A)It increases.
B)it increases or decreases, depending on the direction of rotation.
C)It's always zero.
D)It decreases.
E)It is not zero, but remains the same.
hmm. That is initially what I thought as well, however the computer is marking it incorrect.