Question: There is a track and field throwing implement called a hammer. It consists of a 7.3 kg weight attached at the end of a

There is a track and field throwing implement called a hammer. It 

There is a track and field throwing implement called a hammer. It consists of a 7.3 kg weight attached at the end of a 1.2 m cable. A hammer thrower is spinning about an axis that runs vertically straight through the center of her body. The distance (radius) from her spin axis to her outstretched hands that are gripping the start of the hammer cable is 0.6 m. The hammer is being whirled around with an instantaneous angular acceleration of 40 rad/s/s about her spin axis. a. What is the "effective radius" for the weight at the end of the cable? (1) b. What is the component of linear acceleration acting perpendicular to the radius in m/s/s? (1)

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