Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321625922
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 5, Problem 26P
For each of the cases described below, sketch and label the total acceleration vector, the radial acceleration vector, and the tangential acceleration vector. (a) A car is accelerating from 55 km/h to 70 km/h as it rounds a curve of constant radius. (b) A car is going a constant 65 km/h as it rounds a curve of constant radius. (c) A car slows down while rounding a curve of constant radius.
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