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A car turns a corner at 10mph. If it were to turn the corner at 30mph, the centripetal acceleration would be

User Dadep
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Answer:

It would be 9 times as great as the value it was at 10 mph.

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Jason R
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Answer:It would be 9 times as great as the value it was at 10 mph.

Explanation:For the answer I gave above to be true, I had to assume the car follows the exact same path at the new speed.

The usual formula for centripetal acceleration is:

F

c

=

m

v

2

r

However I will revise the format to group m and r away from the area of interest:

F

c

=

(

m

r

)

v

2

For 10 mph:

F

c

=

(

m

r

)

v

2

F

c

=

(

m

r

)

(

10

m

p

h

)

2

=

(

m

r

)

100

(

m

p

h

)

2

For 30 mph:

F

c

=

(

m

r

)

v

2

F

c

=

(

m

r

)

(

30

m

p

h

)

2

=

(

m

r

)

900

(

m

p

h

)

2

Notice that the factor that had been 100 becomes 900.

User Ricardo
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