At a distance of 25 km from the eye of a hurricane, the wind is moving at 180 km/h in a circle. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration, in metres per second squared, of the particles that make up the wind?

At a distance of 25 km from the eye of a hurricane, the wind is moving at 180 km/h in a circle. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration, in metres per second squared, of the particles that make up the wind?

An Introduction to Physical Science

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Author:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Publisher:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Chapter2: Motion

Section2.4: Acceleration In Uniform Circular Motion

Problem 2.6CE

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