Two identical object rests on a platform rotating at constant speed. Object A is at distance of half the platform’s radius from the center. Object B lays at edge of the platform. Assuming the platform continues rotating at the same speed, how does the centripetal force of the two objects compare?

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Two identical object rests on a platform rotating at constant speed. Object A is at distance of half the platform&#8217;s radius from the center. Object B lays at edge of the platform. Assuming the platform continues rotating at the same speed, how does the centripetal force of the two objects compare?(a) $$ F_A = 4F_B $$
, (b) $$ F_A = 2F_B $$
, (c) $$ F_A = F_B $$
, (d) $$ F_A = \frac{1}{2} F_B $$
, (e) $$ F_A = \frac{1}{4}F_B $$
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