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Homework Statement
A woman rides on a Ferris wheel of radius 16 m that maintains the same speed throughout its motion. To better understand physics, she takes along a digital bathroom scale (with memory) and sits on it. When she gets off the ride, she uploads the scale readings to a computer and creates a graph of scale reading versus time. Note that the graph has a minimum value of 510 N and a maximum value of 666 N .
What is the woman's mass?
Homework Equations
Ac=v^2/R
V=(2piR)/T
w=mg
Period = 22s
The Attempt at a Solution
Woman velocity/acceleration:
Velocity= 2pi(16)/22 = 4.57 m/s
Acceleration=(4.57)^2/16 = 1.31 m/s^2
i am stuck here, can't figure what equation to use next.
i think this might be it
Fnet=ma = m (v^2/R)