since centripetal acceleration is always towards the center of the circle
so at the given position where speed and acceleration is given the center coordinate will be towards the center of circle
also we know that



so the coordinates of the center will be


so the coordinate is (3.20 m, 4.04 m)
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Then if x is the angle between the horizontal side and the hypotenuse, sin(x) = 12/13 but also the anser should be in this sentences.
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Acceleration=(speed end - speed start)/ time
Data:
speed end=4 m/s
speed start=0 m/s
time=2.5 s
acceleration=(4 m/s - 0 m/s)/2.5 s=1.6 m/s²
Answer: the acceleration would be 1.6 m/s²