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A runner moving at a constant speed of 10.0m/s rounds a curve of radius 5.00m. Compute the acceleration of the runner. Are these numbers realistic? Help and please show me the steps
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A runner moving at a constant speed of 10.0m/s rounds a curve of radius 5.00m. Compute the acceleration of the runner. Are these numbers realistic? Help and please show me the steps

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The acceleration is given by:
a = v²/r
a = 10²/5
a = 20 m/s²

This is not a realistic value for a runner because it is very large.
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