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An astronaut rides in a circular training accelerator at 16 m/s. If the radius of the accelerator is 8.0 meters, what is his centripetal acceleration? m/s2 Enter the answer Submit Answer I don't know this mprove this question​

Answer 1

Answer:

$a=32\ m/s^2$

Explanation:

Given that,

The velocity of an astronaut in a circular path, v = 16 m/s

The radius of the accelerator, r = 8 m

We need to find his centripetal acceleration. The formula that is used to find the centripetal acceleration is given by :

$a=\dfrac{v^2}{r}\\\\a=\dfrac{(16)^2}{8}\\\\a=32\ m/s^2$

So, the required centripetal acceleration is $32\ m/s^2$.