A 52-kg ice skater spins about a vertical axis through her body with her arms horizontally outstretched;

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A 52-kg ice skater spins about a vertical axis through her body with her arms horizontally outstretched; she makes 2.0 turns each second. The distance from one hand to the other is 1.50 m. Biometric measurements indicate that each hand typically makes up about 1.25% of body weight.

(a) Draw a free-body diagram of one of the skater’s hands.

(b) What horizontal force must her wrist exert on her hand?

(c) Express the force in part (b) as a multiple of the weight of her hand.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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