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3 years ago

A car traveling at a constant speed goes around a sharp curve. Is the car accelerating? Explain.

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Zanzabum3 years ago

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Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity of any object with time.

$Acceleration =\frac{\bigtriangleup v}{t}$

Since, speed is kept constant but direction is changed as it goes around the sharp curve and change in the direction results in acceleration as velocity is a vector quantity which depends upon magnitude as well as on direction.

Although, speed of the car is constant, for motion around the sharp curve, the direction is changing; hence the car will have acceleration.

Thus, the car has acceleration because it is changing direction as it goes around the curve.

lianna [129]3 years ago

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Yes the car is accelerating because it is changing direction as it goes around the corner

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