document.write( "Question 1175339: A 5-ton truck moving at a constant speed of 20 m/s takes a turn around a circular path with a radius of 50 m. Find the acceleration and the net force on the truck. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #800943 by ikleyn(52858) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I will assume that you use the metric system consistently in this problem, so 5 ton means 5000 kilograms of mass.\r
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document.write( "    To find the centripetal acceleration, use the formula  a =  ,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    where v is the linear velocity (in m/s) and r is the radius of the circle (in meters).\r\n" );
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document.write( "    To find the net force, multiply the mass of 5000 kg by the centripetal acceleration.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    You will get the force in newtons.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you need an authoritative source, look into this Wikipedia article\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_motion#:~:text=Consider%20a%20body%20of%20one,second%2C%20which%20is%20one%20newton.\r
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