A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 feet is  traveling at 27 ft s^-1. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate of 3 ft s^-2. What is the cyclist's total acceleration?

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A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 feet is  traveling at 27 ft s^-1. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate of 3 ft s^-2. What is the cyclist's total acceleration?

 

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