Q.

A child of mass 5 kg is going round a merry-go-round that makes 1 rotation in 3.14 s. The radius of the merry-go-round is 2 m. The centrifugal force on the child will be      [2023]

1 80 N  
2 50 N  
3 100 N  
4 40 N  

Ans.

(4)

ω=2π3.14=2 rad/s

|fcentrifugal|=|-maref|=mω2R=40 N

Correct option (4)