Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the child

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A child sitting 1.06 m from the center of a merry-go-round moves with a speed of 1.35 m/s.

(a) Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the child. m/s2 --Direction?-- toward the center away from the center tangent to the circular path

(b) Calculate the net horizontal force exerted on the child (mass = 25.0 kg). N. and direction?

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