Given: The train engine at E has a speed of 20 m/s and an acceleration of 14 m/s² acting at v = 20 m/s in the direction shown. a = 14 m/s? а. Find: The rate of increase in the train's speed and the radius of curvature p of the path. Plan: 1. Determine the tangential and normal components of the acceleration. 2. Calculate v from the tangential component of the acceleration. 3. Calculate p from the normal component of the acceleration.

Given: The train engine at E has a speed of 20 m/s and an acceleration of 14 m/s² acting at v = 20 m/s in the direction shown. a = 14 m/s? а. Find: The rate of increase in the train's speed and the radius of curvature p of the path. Plan: 1. Determine the tangential and normal components of the acceleration. 2. Calculate v from the tangential component of the acceleration. 3. Calculate p from the normal component of the acceleration.

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