Question

A race car has a centripetal acceleration of 13.33 m/s^2 as it goes around a curve. if the curve is a circle with a radius 30 m what is the speed of the car?

Answer 1

Answer:

The speed of the car, v = 19.997 m/s

Explanation:

Given,

The centripetal acceleration of the car, a = 13.33 m/s²

The radius of the curve, r = 30 m

The centripetal force acting on the car is given by the formula

                                   F = mv²/r

Where    v²/r is the acceleration component of the force

                                       a = v²/r

Substituting the values in the above equation

                                        13.33 = v²/30

                                         v² = 13.33 x 30

                                         v² = 399.9

                                         v = 19.997 m/s

Hence, the speed of the car, v = 19.997 m/s