Student Solutions Manual for College Physics: A Strategic Approach Vol 2 (Chs 17-30)
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Chapter 3, Problem 16CQ
An airplane has been directed to fly in a clockwise circle, as seen from above, at constant speed until another plane has landed. When the plane is going north, is it accelerating? If so, in what direction does the acceleration vector point? If not, why not?
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