Problem 3. A car initially traveling eastward turns north by traveling in a circular path at uniform speed as shown in figure below. The length of the arc AC is 23%m, and the car completes the turn (from A to C) in 36.0 s. (a) What is the speed of the car? (b) What is the centripetal acceleration of the car between A and C? (c) Find its average acceleration during the 36.0-s interval. Express your answer in terms of the unit vectors i and j. Meeting in "G

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Problem 3. A car initially traveling eastward turns north by traveling in a circular path at uniform
speed as shown in figure below. The length of the arc AC is 23£m, and the car completes the turn (from
A to C) in 36.0 s.
(a) What is the speed of the car?
(b) What is the centripetal acceleration of the car between A and C?
(c) Find its average acceleration during the 36.0-s interval. Express your answer in terms of the unit
vectors i and j.
Meeting in "General
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3. A car initially traveling eastward turns north by traveling in a circular path at uniform speed as shown in figure below. The length of the arc AC is 23£m, and the car completes the turn (from A to C) in 36.0 s. (a) What is the speed of the car? (b) What is the centripetal acceleration of the car between A and C? (c) Find its average acceleration during the 36.0-s interval. Express your answer in terms of the unit vectors i and j. Meeting in "General
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