a driver is traveling in a curved section of a roadway with a diameter of 1mi the driver is traveling at a velocity of 100 ft/s and suddenly applied brakes causing the car to slow down at a constant rate. if after 0.25mins the speed reduced to 25 mph. a) determine the car's tangential acceleration. b) Determine the car's normal acceleration. c) what was the car's acceleration after applying brakes?

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a driver is traveling in a curved section of a roadway with a diameter of 1mi the driver is traveling at a velocity of 100 ft/s and suddenly applied brakes causing the car to slow down at a constant rate. if after 0.25mins the speed reduced to 25 mph.


a) determine the car's tangential acceleration.
b) Determine the car's normal acceleration.
c) what was the car's acceleration after applying brakes?

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