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A car moving along a racetrack has a centripetal acceleration of 11.3 m/ s2. If the speed of the car is 30.0 m/s, what is the distance between the car and the center of the track?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for centripetal acceleration is


a_c=(v^2)/(r) and filling in:


11.3=((30.0)^2)/(r) and solving for r:


r=((30.0)^2)/(11.3) gives us that

r = 79.6 m

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