Arturo O. answered • 12/14/19
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Assuming the given acceleration is the centripetal acceleration, you can find the tangential velocity of the person moving around the circle.
vt = tangential velocity
ac = centripetal acceleration
r = radius of circle
ac = vt2 / r ⇒
vt = √(rac)
Plug in the given acceleration. For the radius, plug in half of the given diameter. You will get vt in m/s. Note the answer does not depend on the weight.
Arturo O.
In the context of motion around a circle, tangential velocity and linear velocity are the same. In this problem, the stuck student is moving around a circle whose radius is the radius of the cylinder, so the tangential velocity is the same as the linear velocity around the circle.
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12/15/19
Thomas D.
I see, are Tangental Velocity and Linear Velocity the same?12/15/19