A car is going around a curve of radius 225 meters at constant speed. The centripetal acceleration of the car is 3.61 m/sec2, towards the center of the curve. What is the speed of the car?

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A car is going around a curve of radius 225 meters at constant speed.  The centripetal acceleration of the car is 3.61 m/sec2, towards the center of the curve.  What is the speed of the car?

Ms. Sue · Answer

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Damon · Answer

Ac = v^2/R 3.61 = v^2/225