To impress his friends while riding on a carnival
Ferris wheel, Prankster Paul gets out of his
chair and climbs along the spoke of the wheel
toward its center while the wheel continues in
uniform motion. While climbing toward the
center, Paul's linear speed

A. increases while his angular speed remains
unchanged.
B. decreases while his angular speed remains
unchanged.
C. and his angular speed increase.
D. and his angular speed decrease.

B. decreases while his angular speed remains  unchanged.

Explanation:

His angular speed will always be the same as the wheel's angular speed, which remains constant as it's in uniform motion. As for linear speed, which is defined as the product of angular speed and distance r to the center of rotation, and his distance to center is decreasing, his linear speed must be decreasing as well.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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formula.

example:

given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.