Mary and her younger brother Alex decide to ride the 26-foot-diameter carousel at the State Fair....

 

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Mary and her younger brother Alex decide to ride the 26-foot-diameter carousel at the State Fair. Mary sits on one of the horses in the outer section at a distance of 11 feet from the center. Alex decides to play it safe and chooses to sit in the inner section at a distance of 7 feet from the center. (a) What is Mary's angular speed compared to that of Alex's angular speed ? Give your answer as a multiple of A WM (b) What is Mary's tangential speed VM compared to that of Alex's tangential speed VA? Give your answer as a multiple of VA VM Mary and her younger brother Alex decide to ride the 26-foot-diameter carousel at the State Fair. Mary sits on one of the horses in the outer section at a distance of 11 feet from the center. Alex decides to play it safe and chooses to sit in the inner section at a distance of 7 feet from the center. (a) What is Mary's angular speed compared to that of Alex's angular speed ? Give your answer as a multiple of A WM (b) What is Mary's tangential speed VM compared to that of Alex's tangential speed VA? Give your answer as a multiple of VA VM