When a supertanker is brought to stop, its engine are typically cut off about 25km from port. Why is it so difficult to stop or turn the supertanker?

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A: The momentum of the supertanker is very high due to its high mass.

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A: Solution: Given that radius = 57 m rotating at 0.6 rev/s m = 6 kg

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Q: What is the centripetal acceleration of a plane traveling at 275 m/s around a circle of 5 m(5000m) ?

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Newton's First Law of Motion

If a very smooth ball is rolled down an inclined surface with zero friction, the ball will continue to roll indefinitely for an infinite time, in an attempt to reach to the same height on the opposite hill!