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Why is a car rounding a curve accelerating, even if it is moving at a constant speed?
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Why is a car rounding a curve accelerating, even if it is moving at a constant speed?

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There is no "even if", because "acceleration" does not mean "speeding up".

"Acceleration" means any change in motion ... going faster, going slower,
or changing direction at a steady speed.


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