Computer-controlled display screens provide drivers in the Indianapolis 500 with a variety of information about how their cars are performing. For instance, as a car is going through a turn, a speed of 87.5 m/s and centripetal acceleration of 2.48 g (2.48 times the acceleration due to gravity) are displayed. Determine the radius of the turn (in meters).

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Ac = v^2/R

2.48 * 9.81 = (87.5)^2/R