Question

A person is spun around on a carnival ride as shown in the figure. The combined mass of the person and seat is 74.0 kg. For safety, the ride will not let the cable’s tension exceed a maximum of 1200 N. The person is spun faster and faster while the tension is monitored until this limit is reached (No, I don’t know what angle that happens at). At that point, draw a freebody diagram showing the forces on the person. Each force should be broken into x- and y- components, and the magnitudes in Newtons given. What is the person’s maximum velocity?

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