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Why is a race car traveling at a constant speed on a circular track an example of an object that is accelerating?

A. it is constantly speeding up
B. It is always slowing down
C. its direction is always changing
D. the engine is constantly providing the force to move it around the track

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C. Because its direction is always changing. It is accelerating because its velocity vector is changing direction
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