Two ice-skaters are skating in circles on a frozen pond. Maria is making large circles with a radius of 12 m and skating 4.5 m/s. Her friend, Samantha, is making smaller circles with a radius of 6 m but is not skating as quickly, going only 3.8 m/s.

How could each skater increase her centripetal acceleration without changing the size of her path? Explain your reasoning.