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A 985 car is moving in a circular track with tangential speed of 25 m/s . The radius of the track is 2.75km 985 kg,calculate the centripetal acceleration on the car

User Geoff Ball
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F = mv²/r = m.a

a = v²/r

a = 25²/(2.75 x 10³)

a = 0.227 m/s²

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