Determine the centripetal acceleration of a car moving at a speed of 72 km / h along a curve with a radius of 100 m.

univerkov | November 29, 2020 | education

Centripetal acceleration is found by the formula
a = V ^ 2 / R
First, let’s translate V into m / s
72 km / h = 72 × 1000: 3600 = 20m / s
Now we substitute everything
a = 20 × 20: 100 = 400: 100 = 4 m / s

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