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Homework Statement
On a carnival ride, a girl of mass m stands in a cylindrical cage of radius R. The cage is spun about its cylindrical axis so that her speed is v. What is her effective weight?
Homework Equations
we= mg-ma
wxe = mv/R2, wey = -mg
The Attempt at a Solution
This is an example problem in my book and I'm not sure how they put everything together to solve it. Upon presenting the above forumulas, it says to next use the Pythagorean theorem for it to get:
we = m √g2 + (v2/R)2
Then goes on to say that the girl's effective weight is greater than mg.
I'm not sure how they set up their formula into the Pythagorean formula from the formulas above. Any clarification would be appreciated.