A ball suspended on a string can be used as an accelerometer. If such an accelerometer was constructed in acar, and a rider observed that the string made an angle of 15.0° backward with the vertical, what is the accelerationof the car? Draw a diagram

A ball suspended on a string can be used as an accelerometer. If such an accelerometer was constructed in acar, and a rider observed that the string made an angle of 15.0° backward with the vertical, what is the accelerationof the car? Draw a diagram

An Introduction to Physical Science

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car, and a rider observed that the string made an angle of 15.0° backward with the vertical, what is the acceleration
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