Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Rotational Kinematics - Problems - Page 216: 74

Answer

$a=9.35m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

We know the turn's radius $r=23.5m$ and the angular speed at a certain time is $\omega=0.571rad/s$ This gives us the centripetal acceleration $a_c=r\omega^2=7.66m/s^2$ At that time, the total acceleration $\vec{a}$ makes an angle of $35^o$ with the radius. Since $\vec{a_{c}}$ points in the same direction with the radius, the angle between $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{a_c}$ is $35^o$ This means $$\frac{a_c}{a}=\cos35$$ $$a=\frac{a_c}{\cos35}=9.35m/s^2$$
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