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A figure skater skates a figure-eight pattern with a small circle and a big circle, as s...

A figure skater skates a figure-eight pattern with a small circle and a big circle, as shown in the following picture. The big circle has twice the radius of the small circle, and he skates it at twice the speed. Compare the magnitude of his centripetal acceleration on the two circles.

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