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a car with a mass of 2,000 kilograms is moving around a circular curve at a uniform velocity of 25 meters per second. the curve has a radius of 80 meters what is the centripetal force on a car

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F=mv^2/r
m=2000kg
v=25m/s
r=80m

=2000×25^2/80

=15,625N
User Nasik Shafeek
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Fc=mv^2/r
Fc= 2000kg*(25m/s)^2/(80m) = 15625N

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