Question

A car moves in a circular motion and it is subject to a centripetal acceleration of 24 m/s2. If the radius of the circular path is double, what is the centripetal acceleration?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Centripetal acceleration is given by:

`a_(c) = v^(2)/r`

Thus, centripetal acceleration is inversely proportional to the radius. Thus, when radius will double, the centripetal acceleration will be halved.