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A car mass 1200 kg is driven around a corner of radius 45m at 15 ms

Calculate the acceleration of the car

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Answer:

Explanation: Given data:

The mass of the car is, m= 1200kg

The value of the radius of the circular path is, r=45m

The value of the constant speed is, s=15ms

1.The centripetal acceleration of the car is given by the formula,

a=v2/r

Substitute the known values,

a=(15)2/45

=5m/s2

The centripetal acceleration in the motion of the car is 5m/s2

2.The force needed to produce this acceleration is calculated by formula,

F=ma

Substitute the known values,

F=1200KG*5m/s2

=6000N

The force needed to produce the centripetal acceleration is 6000N.

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